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 concerning a disputed invoice for anodising pistons supplied for experimental work.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 86\2\ scan0268 | |
| Date | 12th October 1934 | |
| Handwritten Top: Roy{Sir Henry Royce} Please return to HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} x236 Typed: Exptl: Dept. Ha/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}8/KW. 12th October, 1934. Mr. Brookes, The Light Production Co.Ltd., 60/66, Rochester Row, Westminster, LONDON, S.W.1. Dear Mr. Brookes, We have received your invoice of the 11th October for 6/- for anodising 6 pistons, together with an invoice for these same pistons of 1.10.34. We think that this is a case where these parts should have been supplied free of charge. The work is purely experimental and to our mutual benefit. As we pointed out to you, in tests such as these we spend a considerable amount of money in supplying new cylinder blocks and doing test bed work, all the benefit of which you are able to take advantage of in due course and pass on to your other customers. While we did not know whether we should be able to give you any business the position was somewhat different, but the position now having changed we think the parts supplied for research work should definitely be supplied free of charge. We shall be glad to hear that you agree to this. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. Handwritten Bottom Left: HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Noted. We have- old for 3mm jets - RRS3, & 20 pistons Vide HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} - 15/10/34 16/10/34 | ||