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Letter from The Leyland & Birmingham Rubber Co Ltd confirming the supply of rubber tubes for drawing No. D.B.2561.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 137\3\ scan0166 | |
Date | 7th February 1940 | |
115/5 TELEGRAMS: RUBBER·LEYLAND TELEPHONE: No 81434. ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY NOT TO INDIVIDUALS CODES USED: WESTERN UNION-5 LETTER EDITION & BENTLEY'S. THE LEYLAND & BIRMINGHAM RUBBER Co LTD INDIA RUBBER & ASBESTOS MANUFACTURERS AND WATERPROOFERS BRANCHES: LONDON 31/35·WILSON STREET FINSBURY E·C·2 BIRMINGHAM 261·CORPORATION STREET CARDIFF HARROWBY STREET "DOCKS" GLASGOW JAMES T. GOUDIE & Co. 52, ST ENOCH SQUARE. DUBLIN 83 MIDDLE ABBEY STREET JOHANNESBURG BARSDORF'S BUILDINGS CALCUTTA 12·MISSION ROW BUENOS AIRES CALLE SOLIS, 439. WORKS LEYLAND NEAR PRESTON MARYHILL · GLASGOW MITCHAM · SURREY MEATH WORKS · DUBLIN REGISTERED OFFICE: LEYLAND NEAR PRESTON ENGLAND REFERENCE: RG{Mr Rowledge}/GB. MOTOR SALES. 7th February, 1940. Messrs.Rolls Royce Ltd., EDWARDS. DERBY. c/o Hakes Dear Sirs, Ref.FM/ED.{J. L. Edwards}3/GH. We acknowledge receipt of your letter dated the 31st ultimo in reference to your request for 6 Flexible Couplings to your Drawing No.D.B.2561 and in reply would confirm that we shall supply a rubber tube in place of the flexible metallic tube shown on the blueprint. As requested we are arranging to supply in a soft, medium and fairly hard rubber quality and can assure you that we shall effect despatch at the very earliest possible moment although you will no doubt appreciate that we shall be very carefull through the manufacture of these parts. Yours faithfully, FOR THE COMPANY. N Lollop All Contracts and Orders are booked, and Quotations given, subject to our right to withdraw or cancel same (without liability on our part), by reason of the interruption of due delivery, short supplies, or abnormally affected prices of Raw Material, arising from Strikes, Fire, or through causes beyond our control. | ||