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 concerning the modification and creation of experimental springs for a Bentley car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 87\4\ scan0056 | |
| Date | 9th March 1935 | |
| Hv6 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. ATLAS & NORFOLK WORKS SHEFFIELD Codes: PRIVATE, A.B.C. 6TH EDITION, BENTLEY'S 1912 & 1929, LIEBER'S, LOMBARD, MARCONI, WESTERN UNION 5 LETTER. REGISTERED OFFICE: ATLAS WORKS, SHEFFIELD London Office: 8, THE SANCTUARY, WESTMINSTER, S.W.1 Telegraphic Addresses: MESMERIC, PARL., LONDON, ALDWARKE, PARL., LONDON Telephone Number: 8310 VICTORIA YOUR REFERENCE OUR REFERENCE WHICH PLEASE QUOTE HWP/5/35. Spring Dept, Tinsley. 9th. March. 1935. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, DERBY. Experimental Springs for Bentley Car. Your order dated 15.3.35. No.78098. Dear Sirs, Confirming our conversation here yesterday with your Mr. Leslie, regarding the 2 Front Experimental Springs, part of above order, returned to us after testing by you. (1) We have placed in hand the modifications to these 2 - 4 Plate Springs, which he desired us to make. They will be rebuilt and returned to you at the earliest possible moment, and we intend to send you a print on 11th inst - embodying these modifications to Plate Tapers and Clip Positions. Our Research Report will follow in due course. (2) As instructed we have commenced to make for you 2 Sets of Front and Rear 5 Plate Springs which are shewn on our Print No.181 in your possession. As requested we are pleased to enclose Print No.124 of the 2 Experimental 17 Plate 40/50 Front Springs which were despatched to you on 9.2.35., to your order No.76760 - dated 21.1.35. Yours faithfully, THOS. FIRTH & JOHN BROWN LTD., A.{Mr Adams} W. Parker for Director. ENCLOSURE Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/LES | ||