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).
Internal request to order F.B.A. pieces from Ferodo Ltd. for use with Bentley brake drums.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 141\1\ scan0097 | |
| Date | 29th January 1936 | |
| X1180 To Roy.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale}4JH.29.1.36. Will you please order from Ferodo Ltd., the following pieces of F.B.A. in the quality known to the makers as S.5805. CB. 752 12 pieces. CB. 750 12 pieces. The above to be supplied drilled and standard in every way, except for the change from MR to S.5805. It is for use with standard shoes and aliminium composite front Bentley brake drums. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale} | ||