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 S.U. Carburetter Co. Ltd. regarding a mistake in the material used for spindles in sample carburetters.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 121\4\ scan0165 | |
| Date | 10th March 1938 | |
| TELEPHONE: BIRMINGHAM EAST 1171. THE S.U. CARBURETTER CO. LTD. PROPRIETORS:- MORRIS MOTORS LTD. BORDESLEY GREEN ROAD, ADDERLEY PARK, BIRMINGHAM, 8. VISCOUNT NUFFIELD CHAIRMAN OLIVER BODEN, O.B.E. VICE-CHAIRMAN TELEGRAMS: FLEXCARBUR, BIRMINGHAM. T.C. SKINNER, M.I.A.E. MANAGING DIRECTOR YOUR REF: OUR REF: TCS/DR March 10th 1938. W.A. Robotham Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. Dear Mr. Robotham, With reference to the sample carburetters sent to you, I find these were fitted with Stainless Steel Spindles. This was a mistake on our part - they should have been Brass, and our quotation included these. Yours sincerely, T C Skinner | ||