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).
Correspondence regarding an invoice from Messrs. Cornercroft Ltd. for special steel discs and an enquiry into their status and chargeability.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 160\1\ scan0088 | |
| Date | 9th March 1939 | |
| 1376 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry{Shadwell Grylls} G/WFH/CTC11/NR.9.3.39 We have received an invoice from Messrs. Cornercroft Ltd. dated Feb.18th for:- 5. Special Steel Discs to drawing and finishing in chrome on copper base, including cost of Tools 3 10 0 Modifications and re-chrome plating to instructions 1 10 0 Cellulosing in colour @ 5/-d.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} per dis. 1 5 0 -------- £6 5 0 ======== forwarded to Messrs. Park Ward & Co.Ltd. Upon enquiry from Messrs. Park Wards we are informed that they received a set of 5 special discs, painted blue, some time ago and these were recently returned to Derby marked for the attention of Mr. Grylls and referred to in their letter of the 28th ulto. ref. CWW/MP. Will you please let us know if these are the discs as per the above invoice and as there does not appear to have been a covering order issued, kindly instruct Roy{Sir Henry Royce} to issue same, also let us know the chassis number and order number to which they are chargeable. G/WFH [signature] | ||