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).
Letter from Hoffmann Manufacturing Co. Ltd. confirming a quotation and discussing the supply of XLS 5 Ball Journal Bearings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 176\3\ img235 | |
| Date | 19th August 1940 | |
| HOFFMANN Registered Trade Mark BALL-AND-ROLLER-BEARINGS STEEL-BALLS-AND-ROLLERS BRANCHES: LONDON, BIRMINGHAM, MANCHESTER, LEEDS, GLASGOW. AGENTS IN PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. TELEPHONE 3151 (FIVE LINES) TELEGRAMS HOFFMANN.CHELMSFORD CODES USED: A.B.C. 5TH EDITION. BENTLEY PHRASE. BENTLEY 2ND PHRASE MARCONI AND WESTERN UNION 5 LETTER. THE HOFFMANN MANUFACTURING Co. LTD. W.A. Robotham, Esq., Messrs. Rolls Royce Limited, DERBY. CHELMSFORD. 19th. August 1940. YOUR REF. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}5/ML. IN YOUR REPLY PLEASE QUOTE OUR REF. CHS/AMB. Dear Mr. Robotham, I am in receipt of your letter of the 17th. instant, and find that our quotation for 500 - XLS 5 Ball Journal Bearings, was sent on the same date. In this, we have undertaken to supply these bearings at the rate of 50 per week beginning in 26 to 28 weeks from receipt of order. With regard to the quantity of 3000 you now mention, we do not anticipate the slightest difficulty in increasing our output so as to complete this within a period of 18 months, provided, of course, that we are able to obtain adequate supplies of material. Yours sincerely, C.H.Smith. | ||