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 Hermetic Rubber Co Ltd discussing the production and cost of flexible fabric couplings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 5\5\ 05-page49 | |
| Date | 1st December 1931 | |
| X512. Telegrams: "HERMETIC, BIRMINGHAM" CONTRACTORS TO H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} GOVERNMENT Telephone: EDGBASTON 2342 HERMETIC RUBBER Co Ltd FORMERLY THE SELF-SEALING RUBBER CO LTD. ESTABLISHED 1895 PATENTEES & MANUFACTURERS OF "HERMETIC" TYRES & RUBBER GOODS AND "HERMETIC" FLEXIBLE FABRIC COUPLINGS Also Trade Mark "HERMETIC" OC/ES "Hermetic" Works. RYLAND STREET, BIRMINGHAM December 1st., 1931. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., D E R B Y. Dear Sirs, Your ref. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}1/AD. We very much regret that owing to illness of the writer your letter of the 24th October has not been dealt with sooner. Please excuse. We note what you say in the latter paragraph of your letter and should be very pleased indeed to submit eight of the best Couplings that we can produce. Would you tell us please whether you would be willing to bear part of the cost of these. We may say in the first place we put down an expensive mould for the production of this Coupling in the hope that we should secure an order and naturally we wish to minimize the cost in some measure. Thanking you for the favour of any early reply, We are, Yours faithfully, HERMETIC RUBBER COMPANY LTD. DIRECTOR & MANAGER | ||