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 a clutch manufacturer regarding the delivery of special clutch facings for testing and a proposed centrifugal clutch.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 129\4\ scan0240 | |
| Date | 21th June 1938 | |
| Telegrams BORGANBECK, LEAMINGTON SPA. Telephone LEAMINGTON SPA 1550-1. BORG & BECK COMPANY LTD. MANUFACTURERS OF CLUTCHES. Registered Office BROCK HOUSE, LANGHAM STREET, LONDON, W. 1. WORKS: Tachbrook Road, LEAMINGTON SPA. Warwickshire. Directors E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} B. BOUGHTON. W. EMMOTT. D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} T. BROCK. Your Ref................... Our Ref. TS/HTB/EK. 21st. June, 1938. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Limited, DERBY. For the attention of Mr. N. R.{Sir Henry Royce} Chandler. [Handwritten] file 1110 wave Dear Sirs, We have pleasure in referring to the visit of our Messrs. Armitage and Barker to your Works yesterday and confirm having handed to you one pair of 13 3/8" special Thermoid facings which are re-inforced with steel wire mesh on the disc side, and we are advised that discs so strengthened have a bursting speed of approximately double the speed of the standard Thermoid facing. We understand that you will arrange to put these on test and we shall look forward to your advice in this connection in due course. We also refer to our discussion relative to the proposed application of 'Long' type 12" centrifugal clutch to your P. III model and we shall be pleased to go fully into this matter and place our proposals before you if you will kindly arrange to complete and return the enclosed Questionnaire Form. Thanking you in anticipation. Yours faithfully, BORG & BECK COMPANY LIMITED. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} T. Barker H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} T. Barker. Manager. Sales Department. Enclosure | ||