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 Toledo Woodhead Springs Ltd. regarding an appointment for a road spring creak test.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 154a\2\ scan0275 | |
| Date | 12th April 1940 | |
| 1305 File Clm{D. D. Clapham} CABLE AND TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: 'TOLEDO, SHEFFIELD' TELEPHONE: 23274 (4 LINES) SHEFFIELD CODES: BENTLEYS (FIVE LETTER) WESTERN UNION, (UNIVERSAL EDITION) A1, & A.B.C. (5TH EDITION) TOLEDO WOODHEAD SPRINGS LIMITED, TOLEDO STEEL WORKS, SHEFFIELD, 1. Directors: ALAN P. GOOD, (Chairman) CHARLES L. HILL, W. M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} RATCLIFFE, W. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} WIGNEY, F.{Mr Friese} WOODHEAD, (Managing) OUR REFERENCE FW/CH. YOUR REFERENCE Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Clm.{D. D. Clapham}10/JH 12th April, 1940. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} / Clapham Rolls-Royce Ltd. DERBY. ATTENTION: MR. ROBOTHAM. Dear Sirs, We are in receipt of your letter of the 6th inst., with reference to Road Springs and asking for an appointment with the undersigned. We would inform you that at the moment the writer's movements are extremely precarious, and we feel therefore that it is rather difficult to fix a definite date. You can rest assured, however, that as soon as we are in a position to do so, we will contact you immediately with a view to arranging a firm appointment. Regarding the rig that we have fixed up for the creak test, this is ready for your inspection with the spring on it. Unfortunately, however, owing to the noise in the factory we can only run this test when we have shut off. Yours faithfully, for and on behalf of TOLEDO WOODHEAD SPRINGS LTD. Frank Woodhead MANAGING DIRECTOR. | ||