Quotation from Frank Wigglesworth & Co Ltd for a Texrope drive for a Phantom III car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 94\5\ scan0010 | |
| Date | 4th September 1936 | |
| Telephone SHIPLEY 1666-7-8 PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE Telegrams 'CLUTCH SHIPLEY' 4374 ON ADMIRALTY AND WAR OFFICE LISTS CONTRACTORS TO COLONIAL OFFICES BRITISH AND FOREIGN RAILWAYS &c. Codes A B C CODE 5th & 6th EDITIONS MARCONI INTERNATIONAL FRANK WIGGLESWORTH & CO LTD ENGINEERS IRONFOUNDERS AND ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF 'TEXROPE' DRIVES AT HOME LONDON POMEROY HOUSE 28a BASINGHALL STREET E C 2 Telephone METROP 2611 MANCHESTER I DICKINSON STREET WEST Telephone BLACKFRIARS 9123-4 BIRMINGHAM Telephone ACOCKS GREEN 0946 NEWCASTLE ROYAL EXCHANGE BUILDINGS HOOD STREET Telephone 21253 GLASGOW 196 BATH STREET Telephone DOUGLAS 2798 LEEDS SHEFFIELD NOTTINGHAM BRISTOL EXE(Aero Engine)TER SOUTH WALES ABROAD INDIA(Production 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes) & BURMA CALCUTTA AHMEDABAD CEYLON & SOUTH INDIA(Production 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes) COLOMBO MALAY STRAITS SINGAPORE PENANG PALESTINE & SYRIA JAFFA HAIFA EGYPT CAIRO ALEXANDRIA SOUTH AFRICA JOHANNESBURG N & S RHODESIA BULAWAYO KENYA & TANGANYIKA NAIROBI AUSTRALIA SYDNEY NEW ZEALAND SHIPLEY YORKSHIRE ENGLAND OUR REF. HG/JS {Mr Johnson's Secretary} YOUR REF. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Std. 20/K.W. 4th September 1936. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. Dear Sirs, We thank you for your letter of the 3rd inst., and we have pleasure in giving below our quotation for a 12 H.P. Texrope drive for use on your Phantom III car. We consider our Texropes far superior to any other form of rubber V belt drives, as we have tested all other makes in our works together with Texropes under the same running conditions, and find that our ropes have a longer life than any other rope on the market. Our Texropes are the pioneer rubber and canvas V ropes, and we have had therefore more experience than any other firm in this line. 1 - 12 H.P. Max. at 4500/4000 R.P.M. 1 - 4 1/8" P.C.D. C.I. Whole Texpulley grooved for 5 - 1/2" Texropes. Bored and keywayed. Face width 3.3/8". 1 - 4 3/8" P.C.D. Ditto Ditto. 5 - 1/2" x 39" Texropes. giving 13.4" crs. £2. 4. 6d Delivered - Your works. Despatch - 5/7 days. Terms - Nett cash monthly account. Yours faithfully, for FRANK WIGGLESWORTH & CO. LTD. Frank Wigglesworth Managing Director. MANUFACTURERS OF SHAFTING COLLARS COUPLINGS RIGID FLEXIBLE BEARINGS GUN METAL RING OILING BALL & ROLLER FIXINGS W.I. PULLEYS C.I. " ROPE " FRICTION CLUTCHES RIM TYPE DISC " "ELL" CENTRIFUGAL GEARING SPUR BEVEL WORM VARIABLE SPEED GEARS TEXROPE DRIVES ELCARD FLEXIBLE COUPLING INSIST ON GENUINE TEXROPE DRIVES REGISTERED PATENT No 246440 MANUFACTURED & SOLD ONLY BY FRANK WIGGLESWORTH & Co LTD 'ELCARD' FLEXIBLE COUPLINGS REGISTERED PATENT No 368637 MANUFACTURED & SOLD ONLY BY FRANK WIGGLESWORTH & Co LTD Contracts as to date of Delivery - Subject to delays arising from fires, strikes, lock-outs, defective castings, or other causes beyond our control | ||
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