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 The British Thomson-Houston Company Ltd regarding a report on a gear after laboratory examination.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 136\4\ scan0122 | |
| Date | 21th November 1936 | |
| F.J. HARDY 11 53 THE BRITISH THOMSON-HOUSTON COMPANY LTD ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS AND MANUFACTURERS. SUBSIDIARY OF ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIES, LIMITED. REGISTERED OFFICE: CROWN HOUSE, ALDWYCH, LONDON, W.C.2 HEAD OFFICE: RUGBY. WORKS: RUGBY, WILLESDEN, BIRMINGHAM, COVENTRY, CHESTERFIELD. TELEGRAMS: ASTEROIDAL, RUGBY. CODES: A.B.C, BENTLEY'S, MARCONI, SCHOFIELD'S, WESTERN UNION. TELEPHONE: No 2121 EXT. YOUR REFERENCE - Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}/2/AP OUR REFERENCE - INDUSTRIAL SALES RJC. RUGBY. 21st November 1936 Messrs. Rolls-Royce Limited, D E R B Y. ATTN: MR. F.J. HARDY, EXPERIMENTAL DEPARTMENT Dear Sirs, With further reference to your letter of the 14th instant and the conversation between Mr.Hardy and the writer at your Works on Tuesday last. We would confirm having advised Mr.Hardy that we will let you have a report on the gear the writer brought away with him after it has been examined in our Laboratory, and we will also let you have our views on the furnishing to you of material which we believe may better withstand abrasion than our normal standard material. Yours faithfully, J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} S. RAMSDEN, MANAGER - INDUSTRIAL SALES per: R.J. Chapman RJC/BM | ||