Letter from Avon India Rubber Co. Ltd. regarding the usability of the Skid Pan and arranging tests.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 156\3\ scan0112 | |
| Date | 24th April 1939 | |
| 1331 ESTABLISHED 1885 SYMBOLS OF ENDURANCE The AVON INDIAProduction 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes 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. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} H. {Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} LOVELL, A.C.I.S. SERVICE DEPOTS. LONDON - BIRMINGHAM BRISTOL - MANCHESTER NEWCASTLE - GLASGOW BELFAST. Telegrams RUBBER MELKSHAM. Telephone MELKSHAM 120 (6 LINES). Codes A.B.C. 5TH EDN. WESTERN UNION, BENTLEYS & M.T. PRIVATE CODE. LONDON OFFICE. MABLEDON PLACE, ST. {Capt. P. R. Strong} PANCRAS, LONDON, W.C.1. HEAD OFFICE & WORKS, MELKSHAM, WILTS. JGM/NAW. 24th April, 1939. Rolls Royce Ltd., DERBY. Attention:- Mr. F.J. Hardy. Dear Sirs, We thank you for your telegram of last Friday advising us that the Skid Pan is now useable. Mr. Harding, Mr. Gale and two assistants will travel to Derby tomorrow afternoon and plan to stay there until the programme of tests devised last September is completed. Mr. Harding will call on your Mr. Hardy first thing on Wednesday morning in order to discuss arrangements for these tests. Yours faithfully, THE AVON INDIAProduction 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes RUBBER COMPANY LIMITED. J. {Mr Johnson W.M.} G. {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} Mackay. DEVELOPMENT MANAGER AND CHIEF CHEMIST. | ||
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).