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 for private telephone calls.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 143\3\ scan0085 | |
| Date | 15th January 1940 | |
| RH{R. Hollingworth} Miss H 12-04. Reply yes Pm D/DL15.1.40. 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. D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} | ||