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).
Letter from Ferodo Limited responding to an enquiry for a water pump bush and thrust ring, and arranging for a material sample.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 149a\1\ scan0246 | |
| Date | 28th June 1938 | |
| All Communications to be addressed to the Company 1269 FERODO LIMITED TELEPHONE: 250 CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH (6 LINES) TELEGRAMS: FRICTION, PHONE, CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH. [FERODO LOGO] BRAKE & CLUTCH LININGS CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH, STOCKPORT, ENGLAND. CODES: WESTERN UNION FIVE LETTER EDITION, BENTLEYS COMPLETE & 2ND PHRASE, MARCONI INTERNATIONAL, LIEBER'S CODE, LIEBER'S LATEST CODE, A.B.C. 5TH & 6TH EDITIONS. 28th June, 1938. YOUR REF. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std.4/MH.{M. Huckerby} Exp.Dept. OUR REF. GSS/MH.{M. Huckerby} Depots- LONDON 222, TOTTENHAM COURT RD W. 1. ABERDEEN 26, GUILD STREET. BELFAST 8, 10 & 12, MONTGOMERY ST BIRMINGHAM 108, CORPORATION ST BRISTOL 118, VICTORIA STREET. CARDIFF 60, CHARLES ST DUBLIN 120, UPPER ABBEY ST GLASGOW 70, WATERLOO ST LEEDS 25, HUNSLET RD LIVERPOOL 1-3, BERRY STREET. MANCHESTER 15, JACKSONS ROW, DEANSGATE. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE 24, ELDON PLACE, BARRAS BRIDGE. Messrs Rolls-Royce Ltd., Derby. [Handwritten annotation: hulu Pm/sory] Dear Sirs, We thank you for your enquiry of the 23rd instant, together with drawings of water pump bush and thrust ring. We are going carefully into our costs for these in Ferobestos material, and we will write you further as soon as possible. We are also arranging for a sample bar to be sent to you 1.1/2" diameter, approximately 1ft. long. Yours faithfully, FERODO LIMITED. [Signature] | ||