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 enclosing a quotation for American-built Olsen Spring Testing Machines due to long delivery times for British-built versions.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 154a\2\ scan0155 | |
| Date | 12th July 1939 | |
| 1305 EDWARD G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} HERBERT LTD. Mechanical Engineers ATLAS WORKS, LEVENSHULME, MANCHESTER 19 BRITISH-BUILT OLSEN TESTING & BALANCING MACHINES. HERBERT PENDULUM HARDNESS AND OTHER TESTING MACHINES Established 1892. DIRECTORS: C. NORMAN FLETCHER. M.I.Mech.E., F.C.I.S. MANAGING DIRECTOR GEO. A.{Mr Adams} MARRIOTT, F.S.A.A. SEDGLEY FLETCHER. S. BERNICE SMITH. JOHN HEATON, A.C.I.S. ALAN KIERNAN, A.M.I.Mech.E. TELEPHONE - RUSHOLME 4176. TELEGRAMS:- "TESTED, MANCHESTER" CODES:- ABC 5TH EDITION, LIEBER'S 5 LETTER AND OWN. CNF/ME Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM{Anthony F. Martindale}7/R.{Sir Henry Royce} 12th July 1939 Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Experimental Dept., DERBY. Dear Sirs, Further to our letter of the 6th instant, with regard to Olsen Spring Testing Machines, we now have pleasure in enclosing herewith our quotation for the machines which we mentioned to you. Although we have a licence to built these machines over here, we are in this instance quoting you for American built equipment as we are so busily engaged in our testing machine department that we could not give delivery under some seven months and as you will see the American machines are available in much less time. We hope to be favoured with your valued order which will have our best attention. Yours faithfully, FOR EDWARD G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} HERBERT LIMITED. C Norman Fletcher MANAGING DIRECTOR. Contractors to the Admiralty, War Office, Air Ministry, India Office, Crown Agents, Dominion and Foreign Governments, etc. | ||