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Rising road wheel costs after Dunlop Co. acquired competitor Rudge-Whitworth.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 158\1\  scan0208
Date  30th August 1938
  
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To Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}
c. to C.
c. to Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
c. to Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer}

ROY. {Mr H. Royce - Buyer} 1/B.30.8.38 (Contd:-

ROAD WHEELS

I again raised with him the question of Road Wheel costs and he promised they would investigate matters yet again and advise us the result in two weeks or so when I will report further.

You will recollect since the Dunlop Co. absorbed their only Wire Wheel competitor, i.e. Rudge-Whitworth, their wheel costs have risen steadily.

ROY. {Mr H. Royce - Buyer} [Signature]
  
  
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).


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