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).
Request for a sample and quotation for gland washers made from 'Oilite' material.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 149a\1\ scan0283 | |
| Date | 12th September 1938 | |
| 1269 Experimental Dept. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std.4/MH.{M. Huckerby} 12th. September 1938. The Manganese Bronze & Brass Co. Ltd., Handford Works, Ipswich, SUFFOLK. Dear Sirs, We wish to try a gland washer to our drawing EXS.1020 in your "Oilite" material as a water pump seal. Would you please be good enough to let us know whether you could supply us with two such washers for experimental purposes. On receipt of your advice our official order for same will follow. Would you also please let us have a quotation for supplying such washers in lots of 200 and 1,000, and if any economy could be effected by using some standard washer which you make of approximately the same size, we would like to be advised of this. Yours faithfully, for ROLLS-ROYCE LTD. | ||