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).
The submission of new synthetic brake linings from Cresswell's Asbewtos Co.Ltd for internal testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 141\3\ scan0025 | |
| Date | 11th November 1930 | |
| X3409' To Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} from ROY.{Sir Henry Royce} ROY{Sir Henry Royce}10/MG11.11.30 Brake Linings Cresswell's Asbewtos Co.Ltd, of Bradford, have sent 8 each Liners G.78255/6 and G.78382 (which I hand you herewith) in a special material they have introduced known as "999W", for which Mr. Bracewell, their Managing Director - and incidentally owner of a Rolls car - is claiming much It is a synthetic material with a resin base filling. They claim their tests show the results obtained are exceptional, but prefer that we should make our own tests. They have no National Physical Laboratory or Sheffield Test House figures available. ROY.{Sir Henry Royce} ENCLOSURES. 24 Linings. ENCLOSURE Nº 692 "JUSTSO" | ||