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).
Official order for brake linings and servo discs from Ferodo Ltd.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 141\2\ scan0285 | |
| Date | 25th May 1939 | |
| 1180 To Roy.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to G/JWH. c. to HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/WSC.{W. S. Cassel} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/JBD.{John B. Dixon - Fuel Systems}10/JH.25.5.39. Will you please issue an official order to Ferodo Ltd., Chapel-en-le-Frith. for 8 pieces VG.91 brake lining to GB.3760. This is for 8 pieces which we are keeping out of 24 pieces of VG.91 supplied to our order of 27.4.38. No.91924. in which we asked for VG.90. The remainder of the order is being returned and will be supplied in VG.90 as called for. We also require an order for 3 servo discs in VG.90 to GB.4586 which we have asked for in my letter ref. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/JBD.{John B. Dixon - Fuel Systems}9/JH.25.5.39. O/N.52444. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/JBD.{John B. Dixon - Fuel Systems} | ||