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 Ferodo Limited discussing the dispatch of Ferogrip fan belts and their standard color.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 135\1\ scan0112 | |
| Date | 29th January 1938 | |
| 1135 All Communications to be addressed to the Company. FERODO LIMITED TELEPHONE: 250 CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH (6 LINES) TELEGRAMS: FRICTION, PHONE, CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH. FERODO BRAKE & CLUTCH LININGS CODES: WESTERN UNION FIVE LETTER EDITION, BENTLEYS COMPLETE & 2ND PHRASE, MARCONI INTERNATIONAL, LIEBER'S CODE, LIZBER'S LATEST CODE, A.B.C. 5TH & 6TH EDITIONS. CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH, STOCKPORT, ENGLAND. Steadman - 29th January, 1938. YOUR REF. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std.11/MH.{M. Huckerby} OUR REF. GSS/MH.{M. Huckerby} Depots:- LONDON 222, TOTTENHAM COURT RD W. 1. ABERDEEN 26, GUILD STREET. BELFAST 8,10 & 12, MONTGOMERY ST BIRMINGHAM 198, CORPORATION ST BRISTOL 118, VICTORIA STREET. CARDIFF 60, CHARLES ST DUBLIN 120, UPPER ABBEY ST GLASGOW 70, WATERLOO ST LEEDS 25, HUNSLET RD LIVERPOOL 1-3, BERRY STREET. MANCHESTER 16, JACKSON'S ROW, DEANSGATE. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE 24, ELDON PLACE, BARRAS BRIDGE. Messrs Rolls-Royce Ltd., Derby. For the attention of Mr.Steadman. Writn Rply/S/D Dear Sirs, Referring to your letter of the 27th instant, we have pleasure in advising you that we are despatching to you today under separate cover two Ferogrip fan belts, similar to the three already supplied under our Advice Note No.J.12381 of December 3rd. We are also sending six belts to Drg.E.W.1518, and we shall look forward with much interest to hearing the results of your tests in due course. With regard to the colour of our fan belts, we propose to make them dark grey as standard, but there will be no difficulty in supplying them black to your goodselves if you would prefer it. Yours faithfully, FERODO LIMITED. [Signature] | ||