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 performance of their No. 9 brake liners after a 10,000-mile test.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 26\4\ Scan106 | |
| Date | 5th July 1920 | |
| FERODO LIMITED Late THE HERBERT FROOD COMPANY LTD. WIRES: "FRICTION, CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH". REGD. TRADE MARK. TELEPHONES: 19 & 20 CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH. (2 LINES) [Handwritten at top: X3709 X719] [Logo: FERODO] FRICTION SURFACES. CONTRACTORS TO: H.M. OFFICE OF WORKS, GENERAL POST OFFICE, THE ADMIRALTY AND WAR OFFICE. Depots. 39, UPPER RATHBONE PLACE, LONDON, W. 202, CORPORATION STREET, BIRMINGHAM. [Stamp over next address: PLEASE NOTE NEW LONDON ADDRESS: 222 TOTTENHAM COURT RD., W. 1.] MESSRS HASLAM & STRETTON (BRISTOL) LTD. BRISTOL BRIDGE, BRISTOL. MESSRS HASLAM & STRETTON (BRISTOL) LTD. 11, WINDSOR PLACE, CARDIFF. THE HERBERT FROOD CO LTD MANCHESTER. 28, CATHEDRAL STREET. MESSRS T. S. ARMSTRONG & CO NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE. WORSWICK STREET, PILGRIM STREET. MESSRS F.{Mr Friese} W. HARRIS & CO STOKE-ON-TRENT. MOORLAND ROAD, BURSLEM. MESSRS HART, OSWALD LIMITED, GLASGOW. 39, BOTHWELL STREET. MESSRS LEVY, BRADLEY & CO. BELFAST. 41, CHICHESTER STREET. MESSRS A.{Mr Adams} McCONWELL & CO. LTD LIVERPOOL. 60, DRURY BUILDINGS, WATER ST.{Capt. P. R. Strong} MR A.{Mr Adams} J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} CRESWICK, SHEFFIELD. GATEFIELD. M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} EUGENE BUISSON, PARIS. 2, RUE DE CHATEAUDUN. REGD. OFFICE & WORKS: SOVEREIGN MILLS, CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH, ENGLAND. OUR REF. HF{H. W. Frost - Coachwork Inspector}/LD YOUR REF. BY/MT.N8. P.1.7620. 5th July, 1920. (Monday) Messrs. Rolls Royce, Limited, Nightingale Road, DERBY. [Stamp: RECEIVED 7 JUL 1920] Dear Sirs, - re No. 9 Brake Linings - In your favour of the 17th June, you were good enough to promise some further report of the 9" Brake Liners under test. We understood they had done the 10,000 miles, but from our point, everything depends on the amount of material left. We expect to hear from you that you obtained at least double, but more likely treble the mileage, as compared with our standard die-pressed material. The reply is needed only by the writer for his own instruction and benefit. Any criticism, therefore, would be very welcome, as we are anxious to perfect this material, believing that it is the Brake lining of the future. Yours faithfully, FERODO LIMITED. [Signature] MANAGING DIRECTOR. | ||