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 from Hoffmann Manufacturing confirming an order for bearings and outlining pricing terms due to current conditions.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 175\2\ img099 | |
| Date | 24th March 1941 | |
| HOFFMANN Registered Trade Mark BALL-AND-ROLLER-BEARINGS STEEL-BALLS-AND-ROLLERS THE HOFFMANN MANUFACTURING CO. LTD. BRANCHES: LONDON, BIRMINGHAM, MANCHESTER, LEEDS, GLASGOW. AGENTS IN PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. TELEPHONE: 3151 (FIVE LINES) TELEGRAMS: HOFFMANN, CHELMSFORD CODES USED: A.B.C. 5TH EDITION, BENTLEY'S PHRASE, MARCONI, AND WESTERN UNION 5 LETTER. i. 23G 2006 MESSRS. ROLLS ROYCE LTD., DERBY. File winch CHELMSFORD. 24th March, 1941. YOUR REF. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation}2/ET IN YOUR REPLY PLEASE QUOTE OUR REF. FHD/DJF Dear Sirs, We thank you for your letter dated 14th March, in reply to our letter Ref: WAH/FMC of the 10th March. We confirm that delivery of bearings as ordered will be effected as stated. In view of the present conditions it is not practicable to guarantee that current prices quoted will hold good when your order is executed. Orders can only be accepted on the understanding that the goods will be invoiced at the price ruling on the date of delivery, whether this delivery should be the whole or part only of an order. Yours faithfully, THE HOFFMANN MANUFACTURING CO. LTD., | ||