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).
Alternative steel suppliers to Firth's, weighing price against uniformity.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 154a\1\ scan0244 | |
| Date | 19th January 1932 | |
| BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} FROM R.{Sir Henry Royce} (At Le CanadelHenry Royce's French residence.) X1474 R2/M15.1.32. Sent from WV. 19.1.32. C. to SG.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} WOR.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} RG.{Mr Rowledge} C. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} ROY.{Sir Henry Royce} re. STEELS. X.1474. I feel it is quite possible to buy steels from a few other sources than Firth's that will do most of our work. Whether the price is better we should leave to ROY.{Sir Henry Royce}, but I quite understand that it is very difficult to know when we have got exactly the same, and whether the uniformity is going to be satisfactory. I would not risk this under 20% except in the unimportant parts. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||