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 Newton & Bennett Ltd. regarding a forwarded clutch plate with a manufacturing defect in the lining.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 129\1\ scan0126 | |
| Date | 30th April 1937 | |
| 1110 NEWTON & BENNETT LIMITED VALETTA ROAD · ACTON LONDON · W · 3 TELEPHONE SHEPHERDS BUSH 2372 TELEGRAMS NEWSORBER · EALUX LONDON YOUR REF________ OUR REF NBN/GP. DATE 30th.April, 1937. NEWTON PRODUCTS HYDRAULIC SHOCK ABSORBERS FOR LIGHT OR HEAVY COMMERCIAL VEHICLES PATENT NUMBERS 296911 – 395410 AUTOMATIC CENTRIFUGAL CLUTCHES FOR ANY TYPE OF AUTOMOBILE OR INDUSTRIAL TRANSMISSION PATENT NUMBERS 401889, 422423, 433097, 436747 PROV. 26493, 24480 27178, 34398, 35339 FLEXIBLE CLUTCH DISCS SUITABLE FOR CENTRIFUGAL OR CONVENTIONAL CLUTCHES PATENT NO. 443608 HYDRAULIC REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMOBILE, MARINE, RAIL-CAR OR GENERAL INDUSTRIAL SERVICE PATENT NO. 404040 Messrs Rolls Royce, Ltd., DERBY. Dear Sirs, For the attention of Dr. F.W. Smith. We have forwarded to you to-day the Clutch Plate having approximately .080" gap, to your Order No. 37462. We shall be most interested to hear from you as to how this plate progresses when you have had an opportunity of forming an opinion. We would point out that on one of the faces of the Ferodo you will notice a small piece of wood embedded which we have left in. This no doubt has happened during the manufacture of the lining and we would suggest that you remove same as no doubt it will have a detrimental effect upon the sweet action of the lining. Yours faithfully, P.P. NEWTON & BENNETT, LTD. Noll B. Newton Managing Director. HEAD OFFICE: KING STREET WEST, MANCHESTER, 3 | ||