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 to a supplier regarding the urgent production and despatch of rubber components and steel inserts.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 104\1\ scan0194 | |
| Date | 28th August 1934 | |
| K5003 Exptl. Dept. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Les.22/KW. 28th August, 1934. The British Tyre & Rubber Co. Ltd., Leyland, Lancs. For the attention of Mr. Evans. Dear Sirs, We are despatching to-night, marked for your attention, 6 mild steel Inserts, F.60411 and F.60400, so that you can produce 6 rubbers to F.60398. Will you please despatch these as soon as possible. We cannot trace the rubbers to F.60364 which were going to be made with 2 harder grades of rubber. Will you please find out when these left your Works. We are now requiring 6 rubbers to F.60364, durometer 55-60. Will you please also produce 3 rubbers to F.60352 to durometer 65-70 and 3 more to durometer 75-80. Will you please treat these items as very urgent. I will 'phone you to-morrow at 10.30 a.m. to enquire your date of delivery for these rubbers. I hope to be able to pay you a visit one day next week in order to straighten out everything so that you may proceed with production supplies. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. | ||