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Quotation for chassis frame components from Rubery, Owen & Co Ltd.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 99\2\ scan0080 | |
| Date | 6th November 1937 | |
| 200B SPECIALISTS IN COMPLETE FACTORY BUILDINGS ON LISTS OF AND CONTRACTORS TO THE BRITISH ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE, AIR MINISTRY & CROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES, INDIA OFFICE & PRINCIPAL BRITISH & FOREIGN RAILWAYS SIDINGS: L.M.&S.R. NEAREST PASSENGER STATION, DARLASTON, (L.M.&S.R.) 3/4 MILE TELEPHONES DARLASTON 130 (PTE BCH{F. H. Birchmore - Chassis Delivery Manager} EX) LONDON HOLBORN 6306 & 7 BIRMINGHAM CENTRAL 8134 & 5 COVENTRY 2940 ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO COMPANY NOT TO INDIVIDUALS STRUCTURAL STEELWORK MOTOR VEHICLE CHASSIS FRAMES PRESSINGS ROAD WHEELS PULLEYS BRIGHT BOLTS & NUTS & BRIGHT DRAWN STEEL. AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS STEEL SHELVING & BINS. CLOTHES LOCKERS, FILING CABINETS AND TUBULAR FURNITURE. ESTABLISHED 1884 (FOUNDER THE LATE A.E. OWEN) RUBERY, OWEN & Co LTD, (DIRECTORS A G B OWEN (CHAIRMAN & MANAGING) FLORENCE L. OWEN E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} W. B. OWEN G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} BUCKLEY. C. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} PARTRIDGE) EAJ. / MF. DARLASTON SOUTH STAFFS ENGLAND TELEGRAMS & CABLEGRAMS RUBEROWEN, DARLASTON RUBEROWEN, PHONE, LONDON RUBEROWEN, BIRMINGHAM SMART, COVENTRY 2940 CODES: A.B.C. 5TH EDITION BENTLEYS, WESTERN UNION LONDON. IMPERIAL BUILDINGS 56, KINGSWAY, W.C.2 BIRMINGHAM. 3. LOMBARD HOUSE GREAT CHARLES STREET COVENTRY. 10, QUEENS ROAD QUOTATION YOUR REFERENCE, Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/LES.3/MH.{M. Huckerby} OUR REFERENCE, MOTOR FRAME DEPT. SM. 8932. Nov. 6th. 1937. 427. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Limited, D E R B Y. Dear Sirs, We acknowledge with thanks receipt of your enquiry of the 29th. ult., for Components for Chassis Frames FCD.139, and have pleasure in quoting you as follows :- 3. pairs of SIDEMEMBERS. PRICE......... £15. 0. 0d. per pair nett, plus £25. 0. 0d. nett part cost of prints. 3. pairs of CRUCIFORM MEMBERS. PRICE......... £10. 0. 0d. per pair nett, plus £15. 0. 0d. nett part cost of prints. 3. pairs of FRONT GUSSETS, which pass through the Front Crossmember. PRICE......... £5. 0. 0d. per pair nett, plus £10. 0. 0d. nett part cost of prints. ALL THE ABOVE in .104" thick mild steel to drg. No.FCD.139. CARRIAGE PAID PER GOODS TRAIN. TERMS:- Nett Cash on the 10th. of the month following date of invoice. We could commence delivery in approximately 10/12 weeks from receipt of your instructions, with which we hope to be favoured in due course, and which would have our best attention. We will do our best to let you have our quotation for 1,000 of these Frames from dies early next week. This quotation is subject to any official advance in wages or materials during the currency of the contract. Yours faithfully, p.p. RUBERY, OWEN & CO. LTD., [Signature] Manager - Motor Frame Department. This quotation is made subject to conditions printed on back hereof. | ||