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).
Quotation from The Birmingham Aluminium Casting Co. for the supply of Autothermic pistons, rings, and gudgeon pins.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 148\3\ scan0207 | |
| Date | 23th February 1937 | |
| THE BIRMINGHAM ALUMINIUM CASTING (1903) COMPANY LTD. BIRMID WORKS SMETHWICK BIRMINGHAM Telephone: SMETHWICK 1213-6 Telegrams: 'BIRMAL SMETHWICK' OUR REFERENCE APF/MOT. PISTON.B. YOUR REFERENCE Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Mths{Reg Matthews}/17/M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} February 23rd. 1937. Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., Experimental Dept., DERBY. MTHS{Reg Matthews} Dear Sirs, With further reference to your letter of the 3rd. and ours of the 18th. when we enclosed for your approval a print of our drawing AP.122 showing the 3 1/2" Autothermic piston designed to the general proportions of your existing piston, we have now gone very carefully into the costs and have pleasure in quoting you as follows:- Autothermic pistons, machined complete to the dimensions as shown on our drawing AP.122, together with necessary compression rings, oil control rings and gudgeon pins. .....................£41.5.0. per 100. Part cost of necessary dies, tools etc.....£25.0.0. We trust that this proposition will be of interest to you, and the writer would be very pleased to call and discuss the whole matter with you at your convenience, and give you any further information which you may require. Assuring you of our very close co-operation. Yours faithfully, FOR THE BIRMINGHAM ALUMINIUM CASTING (1903) CO LTD. [Signature] MANAGER, PISTON DEPT. LONDON OFFICE: ABFORD HOUSE, WILTON ROAD, S.W.1. Telephone Victoria 1620. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer}&.O.E. Terms: Nett Cash M/A.{Mr Adams} | ||