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).
Furniture requirements for the Clan Offices, comparing costs between Angus and Bell-Barn suppliers.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 176\2\ img082 | |
| Date | 15th April 1940 | |
| EJJ. from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Clan Fdy. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}7/ML.15.4.40. Herewith a summary of the furniture required for the Clan Offices. You will appreciate that almost all the Chassis Staff together with their furniture, were transferred to the Aero Division at the outbreak of war and the majority of the people who will work at the Clan have been engaged to take their places. The list includes the order on Sheet No: 1349 ref: EJJ/JSA.ll/MM.5.4.40. We believe that you usually buy Angus furniture but it appears that Bell-Barn equipment is only about 2/3rds. the price of Angus. Unless therefore, there is some particular reason why we should not use Bell-Barn's stuff we should like to economise and use it. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||