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).
Sending various types of pulleys to Ferodo Ltd. for wear and squeak testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 135\4\ scan0056 | |
| Date | 29th May 1940 | |
| RH.{R. Hollingworth} c to Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Col. 1135 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Ed.{J. L. Edwards}5/GH.29.5.40. re PULLEYS. ------------ We are anxious to send a set of, cast iron pulleys, pressed steel pulleys and aluminium pulleys made to the same drawings as the cast iron pulleys to Messrs. Ferodo Ltd.. These pulleys are to be sent to investigate squeak and rate of wear of belt and pulley wear on Ferodo's test rig, and we should be glad if you would arrange to let Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Ed.{J. L. Edwards} have them as soon as possible. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Ed.{J. L. Edwards} | ||