Letter from a supplier regarding the failure and examination of laminated springs.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 9\5\ 05-page057 | |
| Date | 15th April 1937 | |
| 646 JONAS WOODHEAD & SONS, LTD., MANUFACTURERS OF LAMINATED SPRINGS FOR ROLLING STOCK ROAD OR RAIL TRADE MARK REGISTERED. TELEPHONES: LEEDS 20814 AND 20815. (PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE) LONDON MAYFAIR 4541 REG'D OFFICE AND WORKS: KIRKSTALL ROAD, LEEDS, 4. LONDON OFFICE: DEVONSHIRE HOUSE, STRATTON STREET, W.1. ON ADMIRALTY WAR OFFICE COLONIAL AND ALL LISTS ESTABLISHED 1850. THE SOCIETY OF MOTOR MANUFACTURERS & TRADERS LTD TELEGRAMS: 'FORGE, LEEDS' CODE: 5TH. EDITION A.B.C. TELEGRAMS LONDON 'JOWOS' PICCY LONDON Messrs.Rolls-Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, DERBY. DATE 15th April, 1937 YOUR REF. OUR REF. THS/BMM Dear Sirs, SUPPLY OF LAMINATED SPRINGS. We have your favour of the 5th instant in connection with the above, and we have very carefully noted your remarks, for which we thank you. We cannot quite understand the wires being displaced in the interspaced springs, and we should be much obliged if you would return these to us for examination. As regards the price, this, of course, is a matter of little moment to either ourselves or your goodselves at the present instance. This can be gone into with greater accuracy if any decision is arrived at as regards the use of these wire interspaced springs. The present pair were booked up at the price for the other two pairs, for the sake of simplicity. We very much regret the comparatively early failure of the | ||
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