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).
Quoting a letter from a supplier regarding the delivery of Goshawk II Laminated Road Springs.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 52\2\ Scan024 | |
| Date | 2nd January 1922 | |
| X4429 Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} from Wd. {Mr Wood / Mr Whitehead} c. to Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to By. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to Er. c. to Hy. {Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} c. to Ms/Dn. "Goshawk 11" - Laminated Road Springs. Yours Wor {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} 10/M18.11.21. We are now in receipt of a letter from Thos.Firth & Sons Ltd. as follows:- "We have much pleasure in informing you that we have "today forwarded you 12 top leaves, 6 for front and 6 for "rear springs in our Chrome Vanadium Steel. "We should like to say, however, that these being "the first ones we have manufactured are not quite up to "our standard. We naturally have come across one or "two difficulties which will be rectified in any further "leaves or springs we deliver. "We are forwarding them as we know how urgently "you require delivery, and we trust they will set you at "liberty and that they will be sufficiently accurate for "you to thoroughly test. "We should naturally like these to be tested as "quickly as possible and to have your full criticism so "that if necessary we may modify where possible the "further springs and leaves which are now going through "our shops." I informed you by 'phone this morning that the above-mentioned 12 top leaves have now arrived and are in Stores. Wd. {Mr Wood / Mr Whitehead} | ||