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).
Delivery delays for frames from supplier Rubery Owen due to a change in material specification.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 8\10\ 10-page162 | |
| Date | 1st December 1937 guessed | |
| -2- On the question of delivery of the first Frames this was carefully gone into, Rubery Owen's explained the difficulties they were experiencing in getting steel, and whilst on previous visits they have had stocks of suitable material, the situation has changed since it was decided to use a thicker gauge material, and the position at the moment is :- 3 weeks required for alteration of side member Dies. 5 " " " completion of Drill Jigs. 6 " for delivery of Steel. 9 " for completion of Frames. In view of this we are again taking the matter up in order to improve on the dates given. RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}/T.V.Turner. RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}/S.Smith. | ||