Letter from Rubery, Owen & Co., Ltd. to Mr. Grylls about sending a wheel following the Motor Show.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 159\7\ scan0213 | |
| Date | 19th October 1938 | |
| 1375 SPECIALISTS IN COMPLETE FACTORY BUILDINGS CONTRACTORS TO THE BRITISH ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE, AIR MINISTRY & CROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES. INDIAProduction 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes OFFICE & PRINCIPAL BRITISH & FOREIGN RAILWAYS SIDINGS L.M. & S.R. NEAREST PASSENGER STATION, DARLASTON, (L.M.&S.R.) ¾ MILE TELEPHONES: DARLASTON: 130 (PTE BCH {F. H. Birchmore - Chassis Delivery Manager} EX) LONDON: HOLBORN 6306 & 7 BIRMINGHAM: CENTRAL 8134 & 5 COVENTRY: 60051-2. DARLASTON: TELEX 344 ESTABLISHED 1884 (FOUNDER THE LATE A. {Mr Adams} E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} OWEN) TELEGRAMS & CABLEGRAMS: RUBEROWEN, DARLASTON RUBEROWEN, PHONE, LONDON RUBEROWEN, BIRMINGHAM RUBEROWEN, COVENTRY CODES: A. {Mr Adams} B. C. 5TH EDITION BENTLEYS, WESTERN UNION RUBERY, OWEN & Cº,, LTD (DIRECTORS A. {Mr Adams} G. {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} B. OWEN (CHAIRMAN & MANAGING) G. {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} H. {Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} BUCKLEY C. E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} PARTRIDGE) DARLASTON SOUTH STAFFS·ENGLAND LONDON. IMPERIAL BUILDINGS 56, KINGSWAY, W. C. 2. BIRMINGHAM, 3. LOMBARD HOUSE GREAT CHARLES STREET COVENTRY. BRITANNIA WORKS, PAYNES LANE ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO COMPANY — NOT TO INDIVIDUALS STRUCTURAL STEELWORK MOTOR VEHICLE CHASSIS FRAMES PRESSINGS ROAD WHEELS PULLEYS BRIGHT BOLTS & NUTS & BRIGHT DRAWN STEEL AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS STEEL SHELVING & BINS CLOTHES LOCKERS FILING CABINETS AND TUBULAR FURNITURE YOUR REFERENCE Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Gry {Shadwell Grylls} 4/R. OUR REFERENCE Managing Director's Office. October 19th 1938 P. H. {Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Grylls, Esq. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd. DERBY. Dear Mr. Grylls, On my return from the Motor Show I have noted your letter of 15th October, and we shall be pleased to send you along such a Wheel as you require. This we will do in course of the next few days, and we shall be interested to hear the result of your examination in due course. Yours sincerely, A G B Owen | ||
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).
