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).
Factory cost estimate for producing a resistance and switch unit for a car heater under scheme DCD.709.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 148\5\ scan0355 | |
| Date | 25th June 1938 | |
| To Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. from G/Rb.{R. Bowen} File Car heating cc. to BY/Rd. G/Rb.{R. Bowen}5/K/70/R.25.6.38. Resistance & Switch Unit for Car Heater SCHEME DCD.709. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std.6/MH.{M. Huckerby}14.6.38. BY/RD.3/B.16.6.38. 1260. hold Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/STD The following is the factory costs for producing the car heater Resistance and switch unit. Factory Cost. £. s. d.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} (a) Produced to scheme DCD.709 with the brass ferrule (chromium plated) over the moulded knob and dial plate chromium plated. 4 10 (b) Produced to scheme DCD.709 but without the brass ferrule over the moulded knob and with the dial plate enamelled. 4 4 In the above estimate we have considered the moulded base and knob as being produced by R.R. The estimated cost of moulds is £70. 0. 0d, in addition to which would be the tool cost for parts which would be bought out. Print DCD.709 returned herewith to BY/RD. G/Rb.{R. Bowen} Clk | ||