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 Ley's Malleable Castings Co. Ltd. regarding the performance life of 'Lepaz' liners and drums on the Phantom III.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 141\1\ scan0277 | |
| Date | 10th April 1937 | |
| TELEPHONE Nos. 1920-1-2-3-4 & 5 ADDRESS TELEGRAMS: "LEYS, DERBY." .1181 MAJOR SIR GORDON LEY, BART., GOVERNING DIRECTOR. FRANCIS D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} LEY. GENERAL MANAGER. LEY'S MALLEABLE CASTINGS CO. LTD., DERBY, ENGLAND. OUR REF. FDL/M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} TEL.EXTN. YOUR REF. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale} 24/AP. 10th April, 1937. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. For the attention of Mr.A.F.Martindale. Dear Sirs, We thank you for your letter of the 6th April, and are most interested in the information regarding the life of the linings against our 'Lepaz' Liners. We are getting in touch with Messrs. Ferodo, who carried out tests for us in 1934, in order to find out how their linings compared on that test. We thank you for promising to let us know how the 'Lepaz' drums behave on the Phantom lll. Yours faithfully, For LEY'S MALLEABLE CASTINGS CO.LTD., F.D.Ley GENERAL MANAGER. LEY'S 'BLACK HEART' MALLEABLE *REGISTERED TRADE MARK | ||