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 The Hoffmann Manufacturing Co. Ltd. regarding the delivery of specific bearings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 176\3\ img239 | |
| Date | 12th September 1940 | |
| HOFFMANN Registered Trade Mark BALL AND ROLLER BEARINGS STEEL BALLS AND ROLLERS THE HOFFMANN MANUFACTURING Co., LTD. 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. MESSRS. ROLLS-ROYCE LTD., EXPERIMENTAL DEPT., DERBY. (Handwritten: GUN) CHELMSFORD. 12th September 1940 YOUR REF: Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation} 2/ET OUR REF: N/CAW Dear Sirs, Delivery of Bearings LS.13½ and XLS.5. We thank you for your letter of the 5th of September addressed for the attention of our Mr. C.H. Smith. We could despatch 15 sets of bearings LS.13½ and XLS.5 - both "O" fit - from stock, but if you require these to be released under an A.I.D. certificate we should require two or three days' notice. With reference to further regular deliveries, we do not think that we can improve upon the arrangements already given you in our letters of the 19th and 31st of August unless very special arrangements can be made to provide us with the necessary raw material. We have so much special order at present required for Priority 1A jobs that special action would be necessary by the Ministry of Supply. We remain, Yours faithfully, THE HOFFMANN MANUFACTURING CO.LTD. Commercial Manager. | ||