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 the Avon India Rubber Company regarding the supply of a wheel, Michelin tyres, and a water brake.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 156\3\ scan0163 | |
| Date | 4th July 1939 | |
| 1331 ESTABLISHED 1885 SYMBOLS OF ENDURANCE Telegrams RUBBER, MELKSHAM. Telephone MELKSHAM 120 (6 LINES). Codes A.B.C. 5th EDN. WESTERN UNION, BENTLEYS & M.T. PRIVATE CODE. The AVON INDIA RUBBER CO. Ltd CHAIRMAN MAJOR R.F. FULLER. J.P. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN SIR HERBERT E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} BLAIN, C.B.E., M.INST.T. JOINT GENERAL MANAGERS R.H. COMLEY. O.F. SWANBOROUGH. SECRETARY & ACCOUNTANT E.H. LOVELL, A.C.I.S. SERVICE DEPOTS, LONDON BIRMINGHAM BRISTOL MANCHESTER NEWCASTLE GLASGOW BELFAST. LONDON OFFICE, MABLEDON PLACE, ST.{Capt. P. R. Strong} PANCRAS, LONDON, W.C.1. HEAD OFFICE & WORKS, MELKSHAM, WILTS. JGM/NAW. 4th July, 1939. Rolls Royce Ltd., D E R B Y. Attention:- Mr. S.H. Grylls. Dear Sirs, We note that you cannot immediately send us a wheel of the exact type which you will be using in your 1939-40 production cars, but that you will let us have one as soon as it is available. We also note that you are in touch with the Michelin Company regarding a sample 225/400 Pilote tyre and that you no longer require solid tyres for your dynamometer. We have just received a quotation and specifications from Heenan & Froude for a water brake. We hope to write to you in a few days regarding the use of this equipment for measuring power loss. Yours faithfully, THE AVON INDIA RUBBER COMPANY LIMITED. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} Mackay DEVELOPMENT MANAGER AND CHIEF CHEMIST. | ||