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 Raybestos-Belaco Ltd regarding an order for 12 clutch discs and a potential manufacturing delay.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 141\1\ scan0019 | |
| Date | 1st March 1935 | |
| TELEPHONE NO HOP 1176-1177. TELEGRAMS: "RAYBELAC, BOROH, LONDON." CABLES: "RAYBELAC, LONDON." BENTLEY'S WESTERN UNION 5 LETTER CODES. Raybestos-Belaco Ltd EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTORS OF RAYBESTOS PRODUCTS IN THE EASTERN HEMISPHERE BRAKE LININGS CLUTCH FACINGS Raybestos TRADE MARK REGISTERED THE RAYBESTOS CO. DIRECTORS: SUMNER SIMPSON,(U.S.A.) HAROLD JONES. P. G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} KENYON. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} KEASLEY. W. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} SAUNDERS. Asbestos House, Southwark Street, LONDON, S.E.1. OUR REF WHS/MD YOUR REF Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}/1/KW Exptl. Dept. 1st March, 1935. +3609 Messrs Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. Dear Sirs, We thank you for your letter of 28th February notifying us that you are sending us an order for 12 clutch discs to your Piece No. G.56662. Unfortunately we have no mould for this particular size of facing but have instructed our Works to manufacture one so that we can give you the samples required. We point this out, however, we it will probably delay delivery. Yours faithfully, For RAYBESTOS - BELACO LTD. WH Saunders DIRECTOR. THE SOCIETY OF MOTOR MANUFACTURERS & TRADERS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY. | ||