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 a supplier explaining that the tooling for requested parts is owned by Vauxhall Motors, requiring their permission for use.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 149a\1\ scan0203 | |
| Date | 31th March 1938 | |
| 1269 Contractors to His Majesty's Government ESTABLISHED 1892 The BIRMINGHAM STOPPER & Cycle Components Co. Ltd DIRECTORS: H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} RICHARDS L. G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} TODD PRESSINGS SPECIALISTS IN ALL METALS TELEPHONE 2453-2454 CENTRAL TELEGRAMS ENTERPRISE BIRMINGHAM YOUR REF. HW/S/MW. OUR REF. HA. ICKNIELD STREET BIRMINGHAM 18 Messrs Rolls - Royce Limited. Nightingale Road. DERBY. March 31st 1938. hwh Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/sog Dear Sirs, In reply to your letter regarding Water Pump Seal Spring Retainers - Part No. 1038351 and 1038352., we have to advise you that Messrs. Vauxhall Motor Co. Limited, buy these pressings in large quantities and to mount tools specially to do 1,000 - lots; of these complicated pressings will compel us to ask you more than we should ask Messrs. Vauxhall for these, to cover the cost of tool setting. In submitting our prices herewith as requested, we would very respectfully like to say that these tools were made and paid for by Messrs. Vauxhall Motor Co., and you will doubtless be able to give us their permission to use same. We feel sure you will appreciate this proviso, as anyone asking us to use tools for which you had paid would have to give us your sanction to use same before we put work in hand. Awaiting the favour of your further esteemed comments. Yours faithfully, THE BIRMINGHAM STOPPER AND CYCLE COMPONENTS COMPANY LTD. H.S.R. | ||