Letter from New-Hudson Ltd discussing brake shoe and drum diameter specifications.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 121\1\ scan0112 | |
| Date | 27th January 1939 | |
| 1029 NEW-HUDSON Ltd PROPRIETORS OF ST. {Capt. P. R. Strong} GEORGE'S ENGINEERING WORKS REGISTERED TRADE MARK TELEGRAMS: WONDER-BIRMINGHAM TELEPHONE: CENTRAL 7921 (6 LINES) CODES: A.B.C. 5TH EDN. BENTLEYS SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF THE GIRLING BRAKE THE BEST BRAKE IN THE WORLD CONTRACTORS TO H.M. GOVERNMENT WAR OFFICE - G.P.O. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS ICKNIELD STREET BIRMINGHAM-18 OUR REF. YOUR REF. DATE AF/AL Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /AFM. {Anthony F. Martindale} 9/MH. {M. Huckerby} 27th January, 1939 Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., DERBY. Dear Sirs, We thank you for your letter of the 26th inst., and enclosed prints. Our present standard 12" shoes are 2" wide and we therefore propose using this size on these layouts. Our quotation will follow as soon as we have decided upon your requirements. In connection with your drawings we notice that the brake drum diameter scales 12.3/16". Will you kindly confirm if you wish this diameter maintained i.e. using our standard shoe pressing of 11.5/8" diameter with thicker lining to make up to the 12.3/16" or with our standard lining to make up to 12" diameter to be used presumably with a new drum. Your kind attention to this point would be much appreciated. Yours faithfully, for NEW HUDSON LIMITED., Alex Fraser GENERAL MANAGER. | ||
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).