Letter confirming the prices for two different specifications of rubber blocks.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 8\7\ 07-page62 | |
| Date | 26th February 1938 | |
| BRITISH TYRE & RUBBER Co. Ltd. FORMERLY BRITISH GOODRICH RUBBER Co. Ltd. OXFORD WORKS, DERBY ROAD, BURTON-ON-TRENT. DIRECTORS: SIR WALROND SINCLAIR, K.B.E., (CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR) SIR JOHN F. {Mr Friese} HEWETT, G.C.S.I. K.B.E., C.I.E., (DEPUTY CHAIRMAN) BERNARD L. BINDER, F.C.A. COL. THE HON. STUART PLEYDELL-BOUVERIE, D.S.O. LT. COMMANDER SIR HUGH DAWSON, BART., R.N. ALFRED SEELEY. ALAN SINCLAIR. HEAD OFFICE, THAMES HOUSE, MILLBANK, LONDON, S.W.1. BRANCHES & SERVICE DEPOTS, LONDON, LEYLAND, LEEDS, LIVERPOOL, GLASGOW, BRISTOL, ETC. CONTRACTORS TO THE ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE, AIR MINISTRY, POST OFFICE, PRINCIPAL RAILWAYS, ETC. CAS/IEB. 26th FEBRUARY, 1938. Handwritten: File. Whyman Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, D E R B Y. Handwritten: For Engine Mounting Dear Sirs, With reference to the Rubber Blocks supplied to the verbal instructions of your Mr. Whyman, of the 16th inst., under cover of our Advice Note BN {W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} /60182 and 60191, kindly note our price for this is as under:- 2 Rubber Blocks, 3-1/4" long x 1-1/2" wide x 1-3/4" thick, in B/CMM quality rubber. durometer hardness 45º.................... 6/-d. {John DeLooze - Company Secretary} each. 2 Rubber Blocks, 3-1/4" x 2-1/2" wide x 1-3/4" thick, in B/CAE quality rubber. Durometer hardness 65º................................... 6/-d. {John DeLooze - Company Secretary} each. Usual terms. Handwritten: Covering order sent - as per Ref/WYM {G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} 9/IH 19-2-38 GanLymn (signature) Yours faithfully, For BRITISH TYRE & RUBBER CO. LTD. R.H.Williams. (signature) per Kal. | ||
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).