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 F.M. Aspin & Co. Ltd. discussing job specifications, drawings, and cost estimates for cylinder components.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 134\1\ scan0209 | |
| Date | 15th October 1940 | |
| Please return to Miss Candes JNR{Charles L. Jenner} - TELEPHONE - BURY 1554 TELEGRAMS - "NIPSA" BURY CABLES - " " WESTERN UNION "NIPSA" BURY F.{Mr Friese} M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} ASPIN & CO. LTD. Chairman and Managing Director. F.{Mr Friese} M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} ASPIN Directors- T.B. ASPIN W.R. CHOWN L. CLOUGH E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} RIDDEL G.E. VARLEY YOUR REF OUR REF FMA/ID. INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES ELTON BURY ENGLAND 15th. October, 1940. W.A. Robotham, Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., DERBY. Dear Mr. Robotham, We have gone through your job again very carefully, and cannot alter our original bolt centres. Therefore, I enclose Drawing No. B.141 AF, giving the bolt centres we require. Would you please arrange to have the cylinder barrel casting made, leaving all water holes blank. With regard to the cost of this job, it is very difficult at this stage to give a really accurate estimate, although without committing ourselves, I think that £500 would perhaps cover the job, providing you supply patterns and castings. You will appreciate that the set-up time will be fairly long in machining the cylinder head and the making of various experimental rigs for testing same. Immediately I hear from you, we will complete detailed drawings of cylinder head casting; forward same to you, and perhaps you would make arrangements to pick up the engine as arranged. We return your tracing herewith, along with our drawing. Yours sincerely., for F.M. ASPIN & CO. LTD., F.M. Aspin MANAGING DIRECTOR. | ||