Letter from F. T. Macrae, Jr. to the Timken-Detroit Axle Co., 1932 January 23

Collection Name:

Abbot-Downing Company Records

Title:

Letter from F. T. Macrae, Jr. to the Timken-Detroit Axle Co., 1932 January 23

Creator:

Macrae, F. T., Jr.

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

1930.001

Object ID:

1930.001.02.002.114

Date:

1932/01/23

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 letter

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Letter from F. T. Macrae, Jr. of the National Motors Mfg. Co. in Irvington, NJ, to the Timken-Detroit Axle Co. in Detroit, MI, dated January 23, 1932. In the letter, Macrae vehemently opposes the plan of the Timken-Detroit Axle Co. to sell parts directly to service dealers in order to stave off the abundance of "pirate" parts. Macrae notes this will cause competition between the service dealer and the manufacturing customers, which would lead to serious price cutting. He notes it would also be unfair to the manufacturer who is making the replacement parts as they are entitled to this business.

Subjects:

Correspondence , Automobiles--Equipment and supplies

Locations:

Detroit, MI
Irvington, NJ

People:

Macrae, F. T., Jr.

Organizations:

National Motors Mfg. Co. (Irvington, N.J.)
Timken-Detroit Axle Co. (Detroit, M.I.)

Terms of Use:

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Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society collection.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item

Box Number:

Part II, Box 1