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).
Possibility and risks of purchasing steel from sources other than Firth's, focusing on price and uniformity.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 178\3\ img025 | |
| Date | 13th January 1922 | |
| K.{Mr Kilner} FROM R.{Sir Henry Royce} (At Le CanadelHenry Royce's French residence.) C.C. to FG. F.{Mr Friese} to D.C. RC.{R. Childs} RGX. R2/MS.1.22. Extract from GEB. 13.1.22. X1474 re. Steels. I feel it is quite possible to buy steels from a few other sources than Firth's that will do most of our work. Whether the price is better we should leave to ADY., but I quite understand that it is very difficult to know when we have got exactly the same, and whether the uniformity is going to be satisfactory. I would not risk this under 20A, except in the unimportant parts. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||