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 to Geo. Salter & Co. Ltd. seeking confirmation of a wire size for special compression springs.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 95\1\ scan0404 | |
| Date | 13th May 1937 | |
| 3rd ? 13th May 1937 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}2/AP. Messrs Geo. Salter & Co.Ltd., WEST BROMWICH Your ref. FS{F. Steele}/DR. Dear Sirs, In October of last year you sent us some special compression springs, particulars of which you calculated to suit our requirements. We now wish to standardise these springs, and in order to make a drawing of them we wish to be sure of the wire size. According to our measurements of the springs the wire is 0.125 X 0.287 rectangular. Will you please confirm that this is correct. The correspondence concerning these springs was under our reference Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}30/KW.9.10.36 and your reference FS{F. Steele}/DR. 12.10.36. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LTD. | ||