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 Cambridge Instrument Company, Ltd. for a rotational accelerometer and other scientific equipment.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 175\4\ img140 | |
| Date | 30th June 1931 | |
| TELEGRAMS: UNIPIVOT, SOWEST, LONDON. CODES: A.B.C. (5TH AND 6TH EDITIONS); WESTERN UNION; BENTLEY'S. TELEPHONE: SLOANE 9146 (3 LINES). QUOTATION CAMBRIDGE INSTRUMENT COMPANY, LIMITED, 45, GROSVENOR PLACE, LONDON, S.W.1. WORKS: LONDON AND CAMBRIDGE. REGD. TRADE MARK. OUR REF. FW/JS.{Mr Johnson's Secretary} QUOTATION NO. 511. DATE 30/6/31. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Derby. Ref. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}7/MJ. 1 Rotational Accelerometer, Cat.No.32331, including clamp and jig ................. £ 87. 0. 0. 1 Switchboard with terminals and switch for remote control, Cat.No. 23158 ..... 12. 10. 0. 1 Tenth-Second Contact Maker, specially Arranged to miss each second, as Cat.No. 31615 .................... 13. 15. 0. 1 Microscope with stand ..................... 11. 10. 0. £ 124. 15. 0 for CAMBRIDGE INSTRUMENT CO. LTD. [Signature] Director. Delivery 6/8 weeks. Terms Strictly nett monthly A/c.; free delivery U.K.; packing extra at cost, but returnable. (See letter). Unless otherwise stated the following conditions apply to all quotations. TERMS.—Strictly nett. All orders over £5 are delivered free in the United Kingdom or f.o.b. English Port. Packing cases are charged for extra at cost and credited in full if returned in good condition carriage paid within fourteen days. All goods are carefully packed and we can accept no responsibility for goods damaged in transit. Customers should sign the carrier's receipt note "unexamined," and if the goods are found to be damaged should claim on the carrier within three days of receiving them, as otherwise no claim can be recognised. S. 10000 4-29 | ||