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 a supplier regarding the production of two pairs of Phantom III Rear Springs with different poundages and material thickness.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 95\2\ scan0151 | |
| Date | 15th December 1936 | |
| 346 THOS FIRTH & JOHN BROWN LTD INCORPORATING THE WHOLE OF THE UNDERTAKING OF THOS FIRTH & SONS LTD AND THE STEEL BUSINESS PREVIOUSLY CARRIED ON BY JOHN BROWN & CO LTD ATLAS & NORFOLK WORKS SHEFFIELD, 1 Telephones: ATLAS & NORFOLK WORKS SHEFFIELD 20081 (11 LINES) SCUNTHORPE FOUNDRY SCUNTHORPE LINCS 108-9 Telegraphic Addresses: FIRTH, TELEX, SHEFFIELD ATLAS, TELEX, SHEFFIELD London Office 8, THE SANCTUARY, WESTMINSTER, S.W.1. Telegraphic Addresses: MESMERIC, TELEX, LONDON ALDWARKE, TELEX, LONDON Telephone Number: 7161 ABBEY Codes PRIVATE A.B.C. 6th EDITION BENTLEYS 1912 & 1929 LIEBERS LOMBARD MARCONI WESTERN UNION 5 LETTER REGISTERED OFFICE ATLAS WORKS, SHEFFIELD YOUR REFERENCE EXPERIMENTAL DEPT. Les OUR REFERENCE WHICH PLEASE QUOTE SALES/JS{Mr Johnson's Secretary}/MHm. 15th December, 1936. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. Dear Sirs, With reference to your letter of the 9th December, Ref. "Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Les.14/JH", in which you ask us to have two pairs of the 7 plate Phantom III Rear Springs produced, one pair having a poundage of 1350 lbs. and the other 1550 lbs., we are glad to inform you that work has been prosecuted on these and we believe you have already received a drawing showing Plate thicknesses, for which we require your approval. Since we have not the correct thicknesses of material in stock, it will be necessary for us to grind down from thicker material but we fully assume that this will be agreeable to you. Yours faithfully, THOS. FIRTH & JOHN BROWN LTD. John Smith Director. | ||