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).
Quotation from The Stainless Spinning Works for the supply of brass inserts.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 150\3\ scan0329 | |
| Date | 2nd February 1938 | |
| 1280 TEL: NO. ASTON CROSS. 1451. APPROVED BY THE AIR MINISTRY, THE STAINLESS SPINNING WORKS. PROPRIETOR: EUGENE P. BLAKE. SPECIALISING IN STAINLESS STEEL, DURALUMIN AND OTHER METALS FOR AIRCRAFT, MOTOR, CHEMICAL, ELECTRICAL & GENERAL TRADES, GENERAL SHEET METAL WORK. YOUR REF. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std.3/AP. OUR REF. EPB/JML. 182, MILLER STREET, BIRMINGHAM, 6. February. 2nd. 1938. Handwritten: File Radials General WM RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/SRO Messrs Rolls-Royce Limited, Derby. Dear Sirs, We are in receipt of your esteemed enquiry of the 1st, inst, for Brass Inserts, EX.S.458, and have much pleasure in quoting you for these as hereunder:- 200 Brass Inserts....(a).......... @ £2-18-6 per gross. 1,000 " " ......(b).......... @ £2-14-0 " " We wish to point out that the revised drawing calls for a deeper Spinning, and more threads than previously. Trusting to be favoured with your valued commands which will receive our prompt and careful attention. Yours faithfully, p.p. The Stainless Spinning Works. [Signature] E.P. Blake | ||