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 a supplier regarding a complaint about the quality of rubber hose connections and the provision of new samples.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 135\1\ scan0256 | |
Date | 1st December 1938 | |
1135 ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY NOT TO INDIVIDUALS TELEGRAMS: RUBBER-LEYLAND TELEPHONE: No 81434. CODES USED: WESTERN UNION - 5 LETTER EDITION & BENTLEY'S. THE LEYLAND & BIRMINGHAM RUBBER Co LTD INDIA RUBBER & ASBESTOS MANUFACTURERS AND WATERPROOFERS BRANCHES: LONDON - 31/35 WILSON STREET - FINSBURY - E.C.2 BIRMINGHAM - 261 CORPORATION STREET CARDIFF - HARROWBY STREET "DOCKS" GLASGOW - JAMES T. GOUDIE & Co - 52, St ENOCH SQUARE. DUBLIN - 83 MIDDLE ABBEY STREET JOHANNESBURG - BARSDORF'S BUILDINGS. CALCUTTA - 12 MISSION ROW BUENOS AIRES - CALLE SOLIS, 439. WORKS: LEYLAND NEAR PRESTON MARYHILL GLASGOW MITCHAM SURREY MEATH WORKS DUBLIN REGISTERED OFFICE: LEYLAND NEAR PRESTON ENGLAND REFERENCE: RG{Mr Rowledge}/JC Motor Sales. 1st December 1938 Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. Ref: RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/STD.5/MH{M. Huckerby} Dear Sirs, Reverting to your letter dated the 14th ultimo and our letter dated the 21st ultimo, concerning the complaint made by you on hose connections which have been supplied in our Y.S.13/1633.K. quality, we are pleased to inform you that our Laboratory have carried out further experiments and have made comparisons between quite a number of our standard qualities in contact with water treated with the corrosion inhibitor, and we find that our F.W.12 quality offers the closest resistance to the inhibitor solution. Samples of hose connection to part number E.88995 are at present in course of manufacture in the above mentioned quality number and we are hoping to be able to submit these to you for practical tests, within the course of the next few days. We presume that if you find the samples to be more satisfactory than previous supplies that you will specify quality number F.W.12 on your future enquiries and orders so that there will be no possibility of supplies coming through to you in the previous quality. Yours faithfully, FOR THE COMPANY. R.{Sir Henry Royce} Collop All Contracts and Orders are booked, and Quotations given, subject to our right to withdraw or cancel same (without liability on our part), by reason of the interruption of due delivery, short supplies of Raw Material, arising from Strikes, Fire, or through causes beyond our control. | ||