Letter to H.M. Hobson Ltd. discussing the price competitiveness of a proposed carburetter (type N.42) following a price reduction from Stromberg Carburetter Co.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 121\3\ scan0049 | |
| Date | 12th February 1937 | |
| (Experimental Dept. 1030 Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 7/R. 12th February, 1937. Major T.P. Searight, Messrs. H.M. Hobson, Ltd., 47-55, The Vale, Acton, W.3. Dear Major Searight, We have your Drawing CD.318 of the carburetter you are proposing to make up for us, type N.42. Since we last saw you, the Stromberg Carburetter Co. have greatly reduced the price of their product to us, and, in consequence, it occurs to us that you may find it impossible to compete with them on a price basis, and, therefore, it is not worth while your starting on the job. Perhaps you will let me know what you now feel about it. I am leaving for America on the 17th, and shall be away eight weeks. Yours sincerely, | ||
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).