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 Hubert HP Trist & Company regarding 'Top Dog' B.W. quality clutch facings sent for testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 130\3\ scan0106 | |
| Date | 16th August 1939 | |
| 1110 BRANCHES: LONDON . NEWCASTLE . GLASGOW SWANSEA . CHESTER . LEEDS TRADE 'TOP-DOG' MARK B. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} DRAPER HUBERT H.P. TRIST & COMPANY TELEGRAPHIC & CABLE ADDRESS SPECIALITIES BRISTOL TELEPHONES: {77093 | 77094} BRISTOL CODE: A.B.C. 5TH & 6TH EDITIONS OUR REF BED/JR{Mr James Royce}/16,156 YOUR REF Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/NRC.{N. R. Chandler}2/MH{M. Huckerby} TOP-DOG BRAKE & CLUTCH LINING WORKS BRISLINGTON, BRISTOL, 4. DATE 16th August, 1939. Messrs.Rolls-Royce Ltd., Experimental Department, DERBY. Dear Sirs, Reverting to your letter of November 7th 1938 and also your letter of November 11th Ref:ROY{Sir Henry Royce}/FS.{F. Steele}5. regarding four clutch facings in our "Top Dog" B.W. quality, you will remember these were for test and you would good enough to mention that you would report to us in due course as to whether they were satisfactory. We should be very interested to hear from you. Yours faithfully, p.p.HUBERT H.P. TRIST & COMPANY. [Signature: B E Draper] [Handwritten note] N.R.C These people's prices are ridiculously high APM | ||