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Quotation from Thermoid for manufacturing drilled parts, including pricing, equipment costs, and minimum order quantities.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 140\4\ scan0068 | |
| Date | 8th October 1937 guessed | |
| Form 29 Thermoid Trenton, N. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} facture them and we presume that you require each piece drilled in accordance with the blue-prints. Under these circumstances it will be necessary for us to purchase this equipment. Such equipment costs would have to be charged to you with the understanding that we would absorb it provided you purchase over a period of time a minimum quantity of each part number. Therefore we are listing below individual part numbers, sizes, our price per 100 pieces net, the equipment cost necessary for each part number, and also the minimum quantity of pieces that would have to be bought in order that we would absorb the equipment cost on each part number. We sincerely appreciate the opportunity of cooperating with you in this matter, and hope that upon receipt of the samples you will give them a thorough test. We would be very much interested in the results of your tests and would appreciate an expression of opinion from you concerning the following quotation: Part No. Size Per 100 Pieces Equip. Cost Absorb on 12 GB750 1.60 x .312 x 3.83" $7.65 $250.00 32,000 10 GB751 1.80 x .312 x 9.65" $16.25 $250.00 15,000 10 GB752 1.60 x .312 x 9.65" $14.45 $250.00 17,000 12 GB754 1.80 x .312 x 3.83" $8.55 $250.00 30,000 12 GW371 1.75 x .375 x 12.5" $24.70 $275.00 11,000 12 GW685 2.375 x .375 x 12.5" $33.40 $285.00 8,500 Faithfully yours, [Signature] Export Manager H.A.Davis kc [Handwritten Notes] Above table: Shillings ($1 = 5/-) In a handwritten column to the right of the table: 38.2 81.25 72.25 42.7 123.5 167.0 Bottom left calculation table: Cost + 33% Duty 38.2 50.8 7 1/4 81.25 108.0 1-4 1/4 72.25 96.1 1-3 42.7 56.8 7 3/4 123.5 164.0 167.0 222.0 Other handwritten notes: MR ML RL 57356 $11.986 2-5 1/4 Undrilled 3-2 3/4 " | ||