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 The Stainless Spinning Works clarifying a cost discrepancy for Spring Plates.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 121\1\ scan0387 | |
| Date | 6th December 1940 | |
| Brakes (Servo) TEL. NO.: ASTON CROSS 1451. APPROVED BY THE AIR MINISTRY. THE STAINLESS SPINNING WORKS. PROPRIETOR: EUGENE P. BLAKE. SPECIALISING IN STAINLESS STEEL, DURALUMIN AND OTHER METALS FOR AIRCRAFT, MOTOR, CHEMICAL, ELECTRICAL & GENERAL TRADES. GENERAL SHEET METAL WORK. YOUR REF. RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/MHR.{M. H. Rigby}3/ET. OUR REF. EPB/JML. 182, MILLER STREET, BIRMINGHAM, 6. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Rigby December. 6th. 1940. Messrs Rolls-Royce Limited., Derby. Dear Sirs, We are in receipt of your letter of the 3rd, inst, regarding the cost of the 12 Spring Plates G.B.5114, supplied to you on the 7th, October, and are pleased to note that these were satisfactory. There has obviously an error been made regarding the costs as mentioned in your letter. You state that they were increased from 10½d to 4/- per article, whereas, those previously supplied were 3/4d each making an increase of 8d each. It would be necessary to reverse the Spinning if they are to be more than ⅛" deeper than those originally supplied. We would like to mention that we have not received a previous letter in connection with this matter. We are, Yours faithfully, THE STAINLESS SPINNING WORKS Eugen. P. Blake | ||