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 clutch manufacturer Borg & Beck regarding production and supply issues with Eyebolts.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 129\3\ scan0311 | |
| Date | 22th June 1936 | |
| Telegrams BORGANBECK, LEAMINGTON SPA. X1110 Telephone LEAMINGTON SPA 1550-1. BORG & BECK COMPANY LTD. MANUFACTURERS OF CLUTCHES. Registered Office BROCK HOUSE, LANGHAM STREET, LONDON, W. 1. WORKS: Tachbrook Road, LEAMINGTON SPA, Warwickshire. Directors E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} B. BOUGHTON. W. EMMOTT. D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} T. BROCK. Your Ref. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}6/KW Our Ref. HA/WM 22nd June, 1936 Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. Dear Sirs, FOR THE ATTENTION OF MR. ROBOTHAM We are in receipt of your letter of the 20th instant, confirming the discussion which your Messrs. Robotham and Smith had with the Writer on Friday afternoon, and would say that the points enumerated have been issued in the form of an Instruction to our Works and we trust that you will have no further trouble. Every endeavour will be made to give you exactly what is required, and also we will endeavour to boost up the production for the next two weeks to enable you to get a reserve stock of both sizes of Clutches in hand. As mentioned on Friday, our chief hold-up is the Eyebolt, and if you could supply us with say 300 of each size, this would enable us to give you the booster stock fairly quickly. We shall be pleased to forward detailed Drawings of the Eyebolts in question if you are prepared to do this. Presumably you would be willing to supply us at the same price which they are costing us at the moment. Yours faithfully, BORG & BECK COMPANY LTD. [Signature: H.A.Montage] MANAGER [Handwritten note left margin:] LE Smith: Please phone them as discussed Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} [Handwritten initials next to addressee:] Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||