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).
Outlining the procedure for charging private telephone calls.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 142\1\ scan0114 | |
| Date | 28th March 1938 | |
| Miss Reece Reply yes - circulate to testers Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} TO: Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} D1/DL28.3.38. 1204. Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} writes as follows : "Should anyone wish to use the telephone for private purposes, before asking for the number they require, they should inform our operator that it is a private call. The operator will then make arrangements for the user to be charged for the call." Please let me know if this is understood in your department, so that I may report to Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} | ||