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 Tubes Limited for hot finished weldless steel tubing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 114\1\ scan0032 | |
| Date | 16th September 1936 | |
| Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} A/c X1015 CONTRACTORS TO THE WAR OFFICE AND ADMIRALTY. TUBES LIMITED Phone : ASTon Cross 3030 (10 lines) Grams : CYLINDERS, BIRMINGHAM. BENTLEY'S CODE. Manufacturers of WELDLESS STEEL TUBES ASTON, BIRMINGHAM, 6. Q 5628 NT/DW PLEASE QUOTE ABOVE NUMBER IN YOUR REPLY. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. 16th September 1936. Dear Sirs, We are in receipt of your enquiry of 3rd September 1936. Ref. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}22/KW and beg to hand you our present quotation, as undernoted, which we trust will enable you to favour us with your order. QUOTATION. Replying to your enquiry for Taper Tubes to Print, we regret we are unable to offer these welded up, and propose supplying them made from HOT FINISHED WELDLESS STEEL TUBING containing .35/.40% carbon and .70/.90% manganese - 3/4" o.d. x 8G, swaged and rough turned to your Print, 21" overall. PRICE ... ... 4/10d each. Part cost of Tools ... ... £30. 0. 0d. Place of Delivery Your Works Time of Delivery 4/5 Weeks Open for Acceptance 21days * Terms of Payment 2 1/2% Cash Monthly. GENERAL CONDITIONS. Everything in our power is done to ensure good material and workmanship, but we cannot guarantee that the design or dimensions of the goods supplied are suitable for the purpose or conditions under which they are used. Particular attention is called therefore to our general conditions of sale printed on the back hereof. *Where a credit account has not already been arranged, customers must supply references with order and the terms of payment quoted above are subject to our approval of such references. Yours faithfully, For TUBES LTD. [Signature] ERRORS AND OMISSIONS EXCEPTED. DIRECTOR. | ||