Letter to Geo. Salter & Co. Ltd. urgently requesting helical compression springs with specific dimensions.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 95\1\ scan0397 | |
| Date | 13th April 1937 | |
| 3570 13th April 1937 Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /FJH. {Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} 9/AP. Messrs Geo. Salter & Co.Ltd., WEST BROMWICH. Dear Sirs, We are urgently in need of some helical compression springs to the following particulars:- 1.094 - 5 Outside dia. 0.842 Mean dia. 3 SWG. (0.252 dia) Round wire. 1.203 + 5 free length. 3 working coils with 1 coil at each end ground square with axis. 5 coils in all. Will you please send us 8 springs as above to reach us by Thursday is possible. An official order will follow. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. | ||
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).