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. enquiring about the materials used for manufacturing springs.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 95\2\ scan0007 | |
| Date | 8th January 1936 | |
| Exptl. Dept. HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} 2/JH. 8th January. 1936. Messrs GEO. Salter & Co. Ltd., West Bromwich, Birmingham. Dear Sirs, Thank you for your letter of the 6th instant, confirming that one of your springs is made from Silico Manganese Steel. We are still very anxious to hear from you as to whether there is any possibility of our springs being made from different materials, or will they all be made from Silico Manganese Steel Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS ROYCE LTD* | ||