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).
Copy of a letter from a supplier in Manchester quoting prices for various specifications of standard cables.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 59\1\ Scan011 | |
| Date | 4th December 1931 | |
| COPY OF LETTER. X6040. TRAFFORD PARK. MANCHESTER. 4th December 1931. WST Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. ------ Dear Sirs, In reply to your enquiry of 30th ulto., we have pleasure in quoting you as follows:- Standard Cables ITEM NO. 1. 1600 yds. 84/25s. Spec. 252. 600 megohms. C.M.A. Grade. per 1000 yds. - £62.1.8. 2. 2500 yds. 40/36s. Spec. 260A. (White) per 100 yds. - 13/- 3. 3250 yds. 40/36s. Spec. 260A (Green) per 100 yds. - 13/- 4. 1700 yds. 40/36s. Spec. 260A (Blue) per 100 yds. - 13/- 5. 2000 yds. 40/36s. Spec. 260A (Black & White) per 100 yds. - 13/- 6. 3400 yds. 23/36s Spec. 262A (Orange) per 100 yds. - 9/3d. 7. 1500 yds. 90/36s Spec. 266 (Red) per 100 yds. - 17/9d. 8. 3800 yds. 90/36s. Spec. 266 (Black) per 100 yds. - 17/9d. 9. 1100 yds. 90/36s. Spec. 266 (Red & Black) per 100 yds. - 17/9d. | ||