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 regarding a project on fan belts and a proposed meeting.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 135\1\ scan0077 | |
| Date | 18th October 1937 | |
| All Communications to be addressed to the Company. 1130 FERODO LIMITED TELEPHONE: 19 CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH (5 Lines) TELEGRAMS: FRICTION, PHONE, CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH. FERODO BRAKE & CLUTCH LININGS REGO. TRADE MARK. 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. Depots:- LONDON 222, TOTTENHAM COURT RD W. 1. ABERDEEN 26, GUILD STREET. BELFAST 8,10 & 12, MONTGOMERY ST BIRMINGHAM 198, 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 16, JACKSON'S ROW, DEANSGATE. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE ELDON STREET, BARRAS BRIDGE. 18th October, 1937 YOUR REF. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std.3/AP OUR REF. JNL/KM Noted Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/STD Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., Derby. For the attention of Mr. C. S. Steadman. Dear Sirs, We were pleased to have your letter of the 16th of October on the subject of fan belts. Our project is far from maturing but if Mr. Steadman would like to visit these Works we should be only too glad to show him what we propose to do and to discuss the problem of fan belts generally with him. We would suggest Monday, the 25th of October, or Wednesday, the 27th, as suitable dates. Yours faithfully, FERODO LIMITED (Signature) Chief Chemist & Director. | ||