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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).
Quotation from Alford & Alder (Engineers) Ltd. for the supply of hubs and hub caps.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 137\5\  scan0189
Date  8th December 1937
  
MESSRS. ALFORD & ALDER (ENGINEERS) LTD.
Deacon Street,
Walworth,
London, S.E.17.

QUOTATION.

8th. December 1937.

TO SUPPLYING SETS OF HUBS AND HUB CAPS EACH SET
COMPRISING THE FOLLOWING:-

ONE PAIR FRONT HUBS GB.521/2
ONE PAIR REAR HUBS GB.519/20
TWO PAIRS HUB CAPS GB.1129/30.

TO BE MADE FROM YOUR MATERIAL RR.2010 HEAT TREATED, WITH TOLERANCES ETC. MODIFIED AS OUR DRAWINGS VP.3107, FRONT HUB, VP.3108 REAR HUB, AND VP.3109 HUB CAP. THE HUB CAPS TO BE CHROMIUM PLATED TO THE SPECIFICATION LAID DOWN IN YOUR LETTER OF THE 7th OCTOBER 1937 REFERENCE Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry{Shadwell Grylls}/7/R.{Sir Henry Royce}

FOR AN ORDER OF 500 SETS (IN ONE BATCH)
FOR THE SUM OF £7. 19. 6d. PER SET
(SEVEN POUNDS NINETEEN SHILLINGS AND SIXPENCE PER SET).

FOR AN ORDER OF 1000 SETS (RELEASED IN BATCHES OF NOT LESS THAN 200 SETS)
FOR THE SUM OF £7. 14. 6d. PER SET
(SEVEN POUNDS FOURTEEN SHILLINGS AND SIXPENCE PER SET).

FOR AN ORDER OF 5000 SETS (RELEASED IN BATCHES OF NOT LESS THAN 1000 SETS)
FOR THE SUM OF £7. 4. 6d. PER SET.
(SEVEN POUNDS FOUR SHILLINGS AND SIXPENCE PERSET)

PLUS COST OF JIGS TOOLS, BROACHES, FIXTURES ETC. AS SET OUT IN THE LIST ATTACHED £470. 0. 0d. (FOUR HUNDRED AND SEVENTY POUNDS)

YOU TO SUPPLY TO US THE NECESSARY GAUGES FOR CHECKING THE WHEEL SERRATIONS AND THREADS.
  
  


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