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 Superflexit Ltd offering to quote for the supply of flexible tubing for cars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 88\5\ scan0143 | |
| Date | 14th January 1936 | |
| SUPERFLEXIT LTD DIRECTORS R.ST G.BURKE. W.H.GRINT. A.C.KERR O.B.E. H.T.MAYO M.A.,M.I.P.T. I.P.RIDDOCH. W.R.TROUNSON. SIR NORMAN J.WATSON BART. MANUFACTURERS OF FLEXIBLE TUBING CONTRACTORS TO THE ADMIRALTY AIR MINISTRY WAR OFFICE AND INDIA OFFICE TRADING ESTATE SLOUGH . BUCKS TELEPHONE SLOUGH 778 TELEGRAMS 'FLEXIBLE SLOUGH' OUR REF. WRT/PM 14th January 1936 Messrs.Rolls-Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, DERBY. Attention of Mr.Rowbotham Car Experimental Department. Dear Sirs, At the suggestion of Mr.Cowdrey, of your Aircraft Department, we are writing to ask if we may have the opportunity of quoting for all your requirements of flexible tubing in the petrol and/or oil systems of the Rolls-Royce and Bentley Cars? We understand that you are using this class of tubing on some of your cars, and feel sure that you would be better served by SUPERFLEXIT both as regards quality and price. Mr.Cowdrey will be able to tell you anything you may wish to know about the reliability of SUPERFLEXIT, as it is used throughout the Royal Air Force, and by all the British Aircraft Manufacturers. If you will be good enough to send us drawings or samples of the tubes you are at present using, we shall be pleased to make up their equivalent in SUPERFLEXIT and to quote you for bulk supplies. Thanking you in anticipation of a reply at your early convenience, we are, Yours faithfully, SUPERFLEXIT LIMITED. W.R. Trounson, Director. [Handwritten notes] Top right: Bowering Get quotations from these people Please Cem Right side: DRAWINGS. F87715 + FB1677 (Bentley) (PIII) have been sent to this firm for equivalent to be made up. 25/30 to follow. Not yet schemed out. 16-1-36, HPRoth | ||