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).
Requesting a cost comparison for different configurations of bottom water connections for the Wraith model.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 148\5\ scan0271 | |
| Date | 18th January 1938 | |
| To G/Rb.{R. Bowen} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. y 1260 also 1280 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std.1/MH.{M. Huckerby}18.1.38. Will you please let us know the difference in cost between the section of the bottom water connections consisting of bottom water pipe (front) and hose connection (front) shown on blue print SK.5074 attached, and the same pieces altered as shown by pencil line on attached print. In other words we wish to know the difference in cost of the straight hose and curved pipe, and the straight pipe and curved hose. It can be assumed that the price of the curved hose is 1/- while that of the straight hose is 3d., since we know it will not exceed this. We would like these figures as soon as you can possibly let us have them, as it affects the question of what is used on Wraith production. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. | ||