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 to a supplier questioning a significant price increase for a tee hose connection.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 150\3\ scan0429 | |
| Date | 20th April 1938 | |
| 1280 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std.5/MH.{M. Huckerby} 20th. April 1938. The Leyland & Birmingham Rubber Co. Ltd., LEYLAND, LANCS. For the attention of Mr.Gollop. Dear Sirs, Referring to our letter of 11th. inst., and the sample tee hose connection to EB.3748 which you sent us, we understand that you have now forwarded a quotation for this piece and that this is 422/-d.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} per 100 connections. This represents a large increase over your original estimate given to the writer (approx. 2/6) and we fear that it will make it unlikely that we shall use this piece in production, unless you can see your way to making a substantial reduction in this figure. We would be interested to hear the reason for this price increase. Yours faithfully, for ROLLS-ROYCE LTD. Experimental Dept. | ||