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).
Urgent internal memo to order brake lining material for the Phantom III hand brake.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 141\1\ scan0109 | |
| Date | 12th March 1936 | |
| To Roy.{Sir Henry Royce} X 1180 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale}10/JH.12.3.36. Phantom III Hand Brake. Will you please order from Ferodo Ltd., 12 pieces of the material known as "Fibre H.D." to the following drawing:- G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 81811. This lining has a high coefficient of friction. Will you please mark the order "URGENT". Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale} | ||