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 Briggs Motor Bodies Ltd. requesting clarification on a quotation for 12g Chassis steel.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 99\2\ scan0138 | |
| Date | 12th March 1938 | |
| 1010 427 March 12th.1938 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Les.5/AP. Briggs Motor Bodies Ltd., Dagenham, ESSEX For the attention of Mr.Cochrane. Dear Sirs, We are very pleased to receive the confirmation of the quotation which Mr. Manning recently discussed in Derby. I note your quotation is for 12g Chassis steel. Is this Imperial Standard wire gauge or Brown & Sharp American? The material we are requiring is .102 inch thick. Will you please telegraph the thickness in inches of the steel used for your quotation. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. | ||