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).
Comparing the cost of currently used pliers with a cheaper alternative offered by Peter Stubs Limited.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 16\6\ Scan061 | |
| Date | 22th June 1932 | |
| Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Lid.{A. J. Lidsey} x7580. ROY{Sir Henry Royce}/GEA.6/EB.22.6.32. Messrs. Peter Stubs Limited of WARRINGTON, have sent us a pair of 6" light weight pattern Combination Pliers, which they suggest can be used in place of the 5" Cutting Pliers we use. The latter costs us 14s/6d. per dozen pairs, whereas, Stubs' Pliers would be, in :- rough finish ... 7s/10d. per dozen pairs. smooth finish ... 8s/5d. " " " best finish ... 8s/9d. " " " knurled finish ... 10s/0d. " " " Will you kindly advise if the Pliers offered, are acceptable, in which case, there would be quite a considerable saving. ROY.{Sir Henry Royce} [Signature] | ||