From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Letter from Dunlop Rubber Co. Ltd. regarding experiments and data on optimum power.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 157\1\ scan0284 | |
| Date | 30th March 1936 | |
| X1332 DUNLOP RUBBER CO.,LTD. TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "DUNLOPS, PHONE, BIRMINGHAM" TELEPHONE: ERDINGTON 2121 (P.B.X) EXTENSION No. YOUR REF: Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}20/KW. OUR REF: W.D.B. (Exptl Dept) FORT DUNLOP ERDINGTON BIRMINGHAM March 30th. 1936. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. Dear Sirs, We acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 27th inst. We have a certain amount of data from the U.S.A. on the subject of optimum power, and have carried out a few experiments ourselves. We think it would be well if our representative - Mr. L.J. Lambourn - could talk the subject over with you to determine on what lines further experiments might be carried out. Mr. Lambourn will telephone you for the purpose of arranging a suitable time for the visit, if this is agreeable to you. Needless to say, we shall be glad to cooperate with you on the subject. Yours faithfully, For DUNLOP RUBBER CO LTD., A Healey Works Director. | ||