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 Ferodo Limited discussing the preliminary test results of three sample fan belts and future production.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 135\1\ scan0107 | |
| Date | 23th December 1937 | |
| 1135 All Communications to be addressed to the Company. FERODO LIMITED TELEPHONE: 19 CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH (5 Lines) TELEGRAMS: FRICTION, PHONE, CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH. FERODO BRAKE & CLUTCH LININGS CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH, STOCKPORT, ENGLAND. CODES: WESTERN UNION FIVE LETTER EDITION, BENTLEYS COMPLETE & 2ND PHRASE, MARCONI INTERNATIONAL, LIEBER'S CODE, LIEBER'S LATEST CODE, A.B.C. 5TH & 6TH EDITIONS. Depots:- LONDON TOTTENHAM COURT RD W. 1. ABERDEEN 26, GUILD STREET. BELFAST 8, 10 & 12, MONTGOMERY ST BIRMINGHAM 198, CORPORATION ST BRISTOL 118, VICTORIA STREET. CARDIFF 60, CHARLES ST DUBLIN 120, UPPER ABBEY ST GLASGOW 70, WATERLOO ST LEEDS 5, HUNSLET RD LIVERPOOL 1-3, BERRY STREET. MANCHESTER 16, JACKSON'S ROW, DEANSGATE. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE ELDON STREET, BARRAS BRIDGE. 23rd December, 1937 YOUR REF. RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/STD3/MH{M. Huckerby} OUR REF. JNL/KM [Handwritten Initials] RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/STD3 Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., Derby. For the attention of Mr. C. S. Steadman. Dear Sirs, We were very pleased indeed to receive your preliminary report on the three sample fan belts recently submitted to you for test, and particularly to note that your first observations are promising. We are putting in hand another mould to your new dimensions but, as you know, procuring moulds these days is a lengthy business. We will also make arrangements to produce belts to your drawing EW.1518. These again will not be available for some weeks yet. As regards the distorted belt, we think possibly that in the overstressing you describe, the cords have become displaced. We must acknowledge that our experience is not yet wide enough for us to be positive about this so we are referring the question to our American colleagues and we will let you know what they think about it as soon as they reply. We will also write you again giving definite dates for the sample belts and an approximate date when we expect to be in production. Yours faithfully, FERODO LIMITED [Signature: Mougley] Chief Chemist & Director. | ||