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 a brake & clutch lining supplier discussing test results and potential issues with 'fading'.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 140\4\ scan0152 | |
| Date | 24th January 1938 | |
| CONTRACTORS TO HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT TRADE 'TOP-DOG' MARK ALL THAT THE NAME IMPLIES 1181 B.S. DRAPER BRANCHES: LONDON, NEWCASTLE, GLASGOW SWANSEA, BELFAST, DUBLIN AND AGENTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD HUBERT H.P. TRIST & COMPANY TELEGRAPHIC & CABLE ADDRESS SPECIALITIES BRISTOL TOP DOG BRAKE & CLUTCH LININGS TELEPHONES: {77093} BRISTOL {77094} OUR REF BED/JR{Mr James Royce}/12,231 CODE: A B C 5TH & 6TH EDITIONS YOUR REF Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale}2/MH.{M. Huckerby} TOP-DOG BRAKE & CLUTCH LINING WORKS DATE BRISLINGTON, BRISTOL, 4. 24th January, 1938. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. For the attention of Mr.A.F.Martindale. File Dear Sirs, We are in receipt of your letter of the 22nd instant, and note that you will be sending us an order for the TSM/B and B.W. types. These we will forward you at once. Please do not let the question of expenditure interfere in any way with the speed of your test, as rather than this should happen, we would supply the remainder free of charge. We must thank you for sending us the result of the test of the lining mentioned in your letter. This is very interesting, but we feel that we must attempt to get over this difficulty without at any rate, a too rapid fall in coefficient with the reduction in speed, or there might be a risk of "fading". We feel that it is quite possible that another type of liner might have totally different characteristics. We shall be very interested to hear how the test progresses. Yours faithfully, HUBERT H.P. TRIST & COMPANY. | ||