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 a clutch manufacturer regarding a delay in supplying serrated nuts due to a tool delivery issue.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 129\1\ scan0091 | |
| Date | 4th January 1937 | |
| Telegrams BORGANBECK, LEAMINGTON SPA. Telephone LEAMINGTON SPA 1550-1. BORG & BECK COMPANY LTD. MANUFACTURERS OF CLUTCHES. Registered Office BROCK HOUSE, LANGHAM STREET, LONDON, W. 1. WORKS: Tachbrook Road, LEAMINGTON SPA. Warwickshire. Directors E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} B. BOUGHTON. W. EMMOTT. D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} T. BROCK. Your Ref.......... Our Ref. HA/WM 4th January, 1937 Le Smith. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., D E R B Y. Dear Sirs, FOR THE ATTENTION OF MR. F.LL. SMITH We are finding difficulty in getting delivery of the necessary Slitting Saw for serrating the Nuts used on your Clutches. This means that we are not yet able to deliver Clutches with the Nuts serrated, but immediately we have delivery of the above-mentioned tool we shall commence despatching clutches to you in the state you require same. We trust that this will not cause you any inconvenience but hope you realise that we are definitely prevented from doing this by our suppliers, who do not expect to be able to deliver the saw until a further period of 10 days or a fortnight. Yours faithfully, BORG & BECK COMPANY LTD. Manager | ||