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 telegram sent to Mr. Southern to stop the despatch of radiator tubes from America.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 149a\3\ scan0009 | |
Date | 12th February 1919 | |
R.R. 985 B (1200 T) (S F.{Mr Friese} 674. 22-5-19) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2376 X.3678 Re Radiator Tubes from America. X.3893 COPY OF TELEGRAM SENT TO MR. SOUTHERN ON THE 12th. FEB. SOUTHERN KINDLY STOP DESPATCH OF RADIATOR TUBES REFERRED TO IN YOUR SRN ONE G THIRTY ONE TWENTY stop POLICY OF COMPANY IS CLEARLY TO OBTAIN PARTS WHICH ARE IDENT-ICAL AS NEARLY AS POSSIBLE WITH ENGLISH PRODUCTION stop TUBES REFERRED TO DIFFER IN EVERY MATERIAL FEATURE FROM OUR PRESENT PRACTICE AND CHOICE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN MADE WITHOUT PROPER CONSIDERATION stop TESTS REQUIRED ARE LONG AND ARDUOUS AND CANNOT BE UNDERTAKEN ON MATERIAL SO CASUALLY SELECTED. BARRINGTON. | ||