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 Borg & Beck Company Ltd regarding unsuitable brake servo linings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 141\1\ scan0029 | |
| Date | 15th April 1935 | |
| Telegrams BORGANBECK, LEAMINGTON SPA. GRX X 3409 Telephone LEAMINGTON SPA 1550-1. BORG & BECK COMPANY LTD MANUFACTURERS OF CLUTCHES. Registered Office BROCK HOUSE, LANGHAM STREET, LONDON, W. 1. WORKS: Tachbrook Road. LEAMINGTON SPA. Warwickshire. Directors E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} B. BOUGHTON. W. EMMOTT. D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} T. BROCK. Your Ref Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}2/KW Our Ref TS/HTB/EA 15th April, 1935. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. Attention: Mr. W. A.{Mr Adams} Robotham. Dear Sirs, re Brake Servo Linings We beg to acknowledge with thanks your letter of the 13th inst., and regret to note that you should find the servo linings, made up in F.F.1 material, unsuitable for your purposes. We cannot at the moment quite appreciate why you should experience such a large percentage drop in the coefficient of friction and we are communicating with our suppliers in this regard, and shall be pleased to forward our further comments in due course. In the meantime, We are, Yours faithfully, BORG & BECK COMPANY LIMITED H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} T. Barker. | ||