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 supplier acknowledging an order for hose connections and advising of a delay due to an annual works closure.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 94\3\ scan0076 | |
| Date | 14th August 1936 | |
| [Handwritten: X340] [Handwritten: STEADMAN] ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY NOT TO INDIVIDUALS TELEGRAMS: RUBBER·LEYLAND TELEPHONE: No 81434. CODES USED: WESTERN UNION-5 LETTER EDITION & BENTLEY'S. THE LEYLAND & BIRMINGHAM RUBBER CO LTD. INDIA RUBBER & ASBESTOS MANUFACTURERS AND WATERPROOFERS BRANCHES: LONDON · 31/35·WILSON STREET · FINSBURY · E·C·2 BIRMINGHAM · 251·CORPORATION STREET CARDIFF · HARROWBY STREET · "DOCKS" GLASGOW · JAMES T. GOUDIE & CO. 94·MILLER STREET C·1 DUBLIN · 63·MIDDLE ABBEY STREET JOHANNESBURG · BARSDORFS BUILDINGS CALCUTTA · 12·MISSION ROW BUENOS AIRES · CALLE SOLIS, 439. WORKS: LEYLAND NEAR PRESTON MARYHILL · GLASGOW MITCHAM · SURREY MEATH WORKS · DUBLIN REGISTERED OFFICE: LEYLAND NEAR PRESTON ENGLAND REFERENCE: RG{Mr Rowledge}/MB/AH MOTOR SALES. 14th August, 1936 [Handwritten: Noted HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/510] Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., DERBY. Dear Sirs, Your Reference HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/STD.5/MA. We beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated the 12th instant in which you refer to the Hose Connections supplied to your order No. 20713, and we note that against this order you required a Petrol Resisting quality. WE have noted the conditions under which this material is used, but since our works are closed down for the annual holidays until Monday next, we do not wish to commit ourselves on the quality which is suitable for your requirements. You may rest assured that immediately we re-open we will give the matter our careful attention and will write you without further delay. Yours faithfully, FOR THE COMPANY [Illegible signature] [Left margin text, vertical]: All Contracts and Orders are booked, and Quotations given, subject to our right to withdraw or cancel same (without liability on our part), by reason of the interruption of due delivery, short supplies, or abnormally affected prices of Raw Material, arising from Strikes, Fire, or through causes beyond our control. [Bottom left logo]: NATIONAL SCHEME FOR DISABLED MEN | ||