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 addressing an error in the stencilling of ordered linings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 140\4\ scan0191 | |
| Date | 5th March 1938 | |
| 1180 All Communications to be addressed to the Company. FERODO LIMITED TELEPHONE: 250 CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH (5 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, LIEBER'S LATEST CODE, A.B.C. 5TH & 6TH EDITIONS. CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH, STOCKPORT, ENGLAND. Depots- LONDON 222, TOTTENHAM COURT RD W.1. ABERDEEN 26, GUILD STREET. BELFAST 8, 10 & 12, MONTGOMERY ST BIRMINGHAM 106, 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 19, JACKSON'S ROW, DEANSGATE. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE 2a, ELDON PLACE, BARRAS BRIDGE. 5th March, 1938 YOUR REF. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale}12/MH{M. Huckerby} OUR REF. FLH/VMF. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Derby. Dear Sirs, We are in receipt of your letter of the 4th instant regarding your order No. 5749 and regret very much that the linings to part No. GB.2744 have been stencilled Ferodo MR. We have investigated this matter and find that the error is in the stencilling, the material itself being MR.3 as ordered. We are sorry to have caused inconvenience to you in this way, Yours faithfully, FERODO, LIMITED, Sales Manager. | ||