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).
Reduction of costs for car tool kits by inquiring about prices from specialist firms.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 16\6\ Scan047 | |
| Date | 11th January 1932 | |
| 87580 Roy.{Sir Henry Royce} From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Lid.{A. J. Lidsey} c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Lid.{A. J. Lidsey}6/MA.11. 1. 32. CAR TOOL KITS. Y5580 With reference to the effort that is being made to reduce the cost of tools and spares which we supply with our chassis, there is a suggestion that it may be cheaper to buy out many of the spanners. We know that there are firms who specialize in this class of work, e.g. B.S.A. Will you please make inquiries along these lines and obtain the prices we should have to pay for the following spanners. (a) Saw spanners, double ended. 5 BA x 3 BA 1 BA x ¼" 2 BA x ¼" 5/16" x ¼" 7/16" x ¼" (b) Box Spanners, double ended. F-9840 - 7BA x 5BA F-9809 - 8BA x 2BA F-9810 - 1BA x ¼" F-9811 - 5/16"x ¼" F-9812 - 7/16"x ¼" F-9814 - ¼" x 13/16" F-76819-Battery Terminal Spanners. (c) Tommy bars. E-78789 - .156" diam. E-81335 - ¼" diam. E-9045 - 5/16" diam. E-12645 - 7/16" diam. E-7342 - 3/16" diam. (d) Special Spanners. E-79766 - Sparking plug spanner. (40/50) E-79087 - Spanner for tappet adjustment. (40/50) F-52716 - Box spanner for pivot nuts. (20/25) F-54932 - ¼" box spanner. (20/25) G-52664 - Hub retaining nut spanner (20/25) F-78851 - Petrol tank spanner (20/25) F-52219 - Spanner for cross steering tube ady: (20/25) E-53792 - Sparking plug spanner (20/25) E-55017 - C Spanner (20/25) G-51001 - Rear axle oil drain spanner (20/25) | ||