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 Armstrong's Patents Co. Ltd. regarding the replacement of a broken shock absorber and its parts.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 152\1\ scan0375 | |
| Date | 29th June 1937 | |
| 1293 PATENTEES AND MANUFACTURERS OF THE 'ARMSTRONG' SHOCK ABSORBER, ETC. ETC. The ARMSTRONG'S PATENTS Co. Ltd. DIRECTORS MAJOR MACINDOE, M.C. CHAIRMAN GEO. R.{Sir Henry Royce} JOHNSTONE, MANAGING DIRECTOR GORDON ARMSTRONG, A.M.I.A.E., F.INST. PAT. R.{Sir Henry Royce} R.{Sir Henry Royce} LEGGOTT ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY AND NOT TO INDIVIDUALS. EASTGATE BEVERLEY YORKS. TELE { PHONES: BEVERLEY 410 AND 411 GRAMS: ARMSTRONG PATENTS OUR REF. FB/VS{J. Vickers}/4 YOUR REF. DATE 29th. June 1937 Messrs. Rolls Royce, Ltd. DERBY. For the attention of Mr. Leslie. Experimental Dept. Dear Sirs, We have to-day received the broken casing and shock absorber parts. We are having this shock absorber remade with a split intermediate lever and heavier type connecting rods and we hope to despatch this tomorrow, together with a further two heavier type connecting rods. Enclosed please find specification and drawings of the shock absorber with which you are now being supplied. Trusting this gives you all the information you require, and assuring you of our utmost and careful attention at all times. Yours faithfully, p.p. ARMSTRONG'S PATENTS CO. LTD. Bogg Drawings are mainly provisional | ||