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 from The Hoffmann Manufacturing Co. Ltd. regarding the supply and delivery of bearings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 149a\3\ scan0273 | |
| Date | 9th November 1940 | |
| BRANCHES: LONDON, BIRMINGHAM, MANCHESTER, LEEDS, GLASGOW. AGENTS IN PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. HOFFMANN Registered Trade Mark 1269 BALL AND ROLLER BEARINGS STEEL BALLS AND ROLLERS THE HOFFMANN MANUFACTURING Co., LTD. TELEPHONE: 3151 (Five Lines) TELEGRAMS: HOFFMANN, CHELMSFORD CODES USED: A.B.C. 5TH EDITION, BENTLEY PHRASE, BENTLEY 2ND PHRASE, MARCONI AND WESTERN UNION 5 LETTER. MESSRS. ROLLS-ROYCE LTD. DERBY. CHELMSFORD. File Water Pumps Chm 9th November, 1940. YOUR REF. RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/COL/S/ET. IN YOUR REPLY PLEASE QUOTE OUR REF. JB/MET. Dear Sirs, Replying to your letter of November 1st, we have not stocks of bearing 117.FS{F. Steele} and could not promise deliveries of a quantity up to 250 in less than approximately 12 weeks. Over this quantity we should require up to approximately 22 weeks but we find that 6 bearings were sent to you on November 8th against an outstanding order. If you wish to take this matter further we shall be pleased to hear from you again. Yours faithfully, THE HOFFMANN MANUFACTURING CO. LTD. (Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}) | ||