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).
Inquiry to a rubber company about the cost and feasibility of altering a former for a rubber hose connection.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 150\2\ scan0130 | |
| Date | 19th October 1938 | |
| 1280 Experimental Dept. RM {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Std.4/MH. {M. Huckerby} 19th. October 1938. The Leyland & Birmingham Rubber Co. Ltd., Leyland, LANCS. For the attention of Mr.Gollop. Dear Sirs, We believe you have a former for making our rubber hose connection to drawing EB.3715, and would like to know whether you can easily alter this to make hose connection as shown on our scheme ECD.946 attached herewith. If so, will you please let us know the cost of the alteration to the former and how soon you could let us have modified connections as per scheme ECD.946. Your early attention to this matter will be appreciated. Yours faithfully, for ROLLS-ROYCE LTD. | ||