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 supplier Thos Firth & John Brown Ltd discussing the placement of clips on front and rear springs.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 106\1\ scan0393 | |
| Date | 21th February 1936 | |
| THOS FIRTH & JOHN BROWN LTD INCORPORATING THE WHOLE OF THE UNDERTAKING OF THOS FIRTH & SONS LTD AND THE STEEL BUSINESS PREVIOUSLY CARRIED ON BY JOHN BROWN & CO LTD Telephones: ATLAS & NORFOLK WORKS SHEFFIELD 20081 (11 LINES) TINSLEY WORKS SHEFFIELD 41193 SCUNTHORPE FOUNDRY SCUNTHORPE LINCS 22 Telegraphic Addresses: FIRTH SHEFFIELD ATLAS SHEFFIELD London Office: 8, THE SANCTUARY WESTMINSTER, S.W.1 Telegraphic Addresses: MESMERIC, PARL, LONDON ALDWARKE, PARL, LONDON Telephone Number: 8310 VICTORIA ATLAS & NORFOLK WORKS SHEFFIELD.1 Codes: PRIVATE A.B.C. 6TH EDITION, BENTLEYS 1912 & 1929, LIEBERS, LOMBARD, MARCONI, WESTERN UNION 5 LETTER. REGISTERED OFFICE ATLAS WORKS, SHEFFIELD OUR REFERENCE WHICH PLEASE QUOTE HWP/8/36. Spring Dept, Tinsley. 21st.February.1936. Messrs.Rolls-Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, DERBY. For the attention of Mr.Leslie. Dear Sirs, With reference to your letter of 18th inst., and your Drawing F.61143 - 25.h.p. Special Front Spring - we note that you have shown one clip at position 1.70" from the spring eye, i.e. on No. 2 plate - both ends of spring to be alike - and also, that you have placed the other 2 clips on each half of the spring on plate Nos 4 & 7. If agreeable to you please - may we fix the 6 clips on plate Nos. 2. 6. & 10. as such would appear to us to be a more even distribution of clips throughout the spring. Again - with regard to our letter HWP/7/36 dated 13th inst., concerning Phantom.III chassis - followed by your order No. 11415 dated 19th inst., for 6. Rear Springs 1300.lbs in accordance with your print F.88453 - your instructions relative to the Dies, to enable us to proceed, will much oblige. Yours faithfully, THOS.FIRTH & JOHN BROWN LTD. for Director. Handwritten text: Top left corner: 6 R Above addressee: LES Bottom right corner: 9/25 | ||