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 regarding photomicrographs of recommended brake drums.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 141\3\ scan0332 | |
| Date | 27th November 1934 | |
| All Communications to be addressed to the Company. FERODO LIMITED BRAKE & CLUTCH LININGS CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH, VIA STOCKPORT, ENGLAND. TELEPHONE: 19 CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH (4 Lines) TELEGRAMS: FRICTION, PHONE, CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH. 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. Depots:- LONDON 222, TOTTENHAM COURT RD W. 1. ABERDEEN 26, GUILD STREET. BELFAST 8, 10 & 12, MONTGOMERY ST BIRMINGHAM 198, CORPORATION ST BRIGHTON 84, QUEEN'S ROAD. BRISTOL 19, PARK STREET. CARDIFF 39, CHARLES ST DUBLIN 120, UPPER ABBEY ST GLASGOW 70, WATERLOO ST LEEDS 25, HUNSLET RD LIVERPOOL 1-3, BERRY STREET. MANCHESTER 32, CATHEDRAL ST NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE WORSWICK CHAMBERS, 10, WORSWICK ST OFF PILGRIM ST 27th November 1934. YOUR REF. Exptl. Dept. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}17/KW. OUR REF. JNL/IS. S. W. Grylls Esq., Messrs Rolls-Royce Ltd., Derby. Dear Mr Grylls, In reply to your letter of November 12th, I am now able to provide you with the Photomicrographs of the recommended brake drums. The prints are: Fig. 1. x 100 diameters. " 2. x 200 diameters, unetched. " 3. x 500 diameters. These photomicrographs should be studied in conjunction with the report I forwarded to Mr Robotham. We trust these will be of use to you, and we shall be most interested to know whether you are able to get this structure re-produced. Yours sincerely, Encls: 3 Photomicrographs. | ||