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 a supplier regarding parts, materials, and a price increase for steel components.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 114\1\ scan0218 | |
| Date | 8th June 1939 | |
| 10 15 HOFFMANN Registered Trade Mark BRANCHES: LONDON, BIRMINGHAM, MANCHESTER, LEEDS, GLASGOW. AGENTS IN PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. 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 BALL AND ROLLER BEARINGS STEEL BALLS AND ROLLERS THE HOFFMANN MANUFACTURING Co., LTD. CONTRACTORS TO THE ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE, AIR MINISTRY AND INDIA OFFICE MESSRS ROLLS ROYCE LTD., NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. CHELMSFORD. 8th June 1939. YOUR REF. RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GRY{Shadwell Grylls}/3/MH{M. Huckerby} IN YOUR REPLY PLEASE QUOTE OUR REF. CF/ES. DO/A Handwritten note: Please return to Rotary. GH Dear Sirs, We thank you for your letter of 7th June and we note that you are returning to us the six special parts No. L.1945 to be fitted with steel caps. We are proceeding at once with the manufacture of these, and we assume that this will also apply to the large quantity of these parts which you have on order with us but we should be obliged if you would kindly confirm this. The price quoted allowed for yellow metal cages and we are afraid that it will be necessary for us to increase the price for steel. Yours faithfully, THE HOFFMANN MANUFACTURING CO. LTD. Handwritten notes: 12 3/8 x .275 o/d 14/6/39 0/96897 | ||