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).
Product data sheet for 'ABCO' Tan Fibre asbestos packing from Arthur Bates & Co., Ltd.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 24\2\ Scan250 | |
| Date | 2nd November 1922 | |
| X.1109 TELEPHONE No. 5501 CITY. ON ADMIRALTY LIST. ESTABLISHED 1879. Telegrams "ARTHUR BATES," Manchester. MS ASBESTOS ARTHUR BATES & CO., Ltd. 31 DUTTON STREET, Manchester, "ABCO" TAN FIBRE. RECEIVED NOV 2 1922 "TAN FIBRE" PACKING is primarily intended for use on all oil, grease, water, petrol, gas and air flange connections of whatever name and nature, where the temperatures do not exceed 325 degrees Fahrenheit. It has for a base the strongest purest vegetable fibre known. This is saturated to the very cell wall of the individual fibres with chemicals which give to the finished product the qualities necessary to resist the liquids and gases above mentioned. No rubber, rubber substitutes, oil or mineral products whatever are used in its manufacture. As an automobile and gas engine packing, “Tan Fibre” gives excellent service; it is light in weight, exceedingly strong, and sufficiently compressible to make a light, durable gasket, which can be re-used repeatedly when, for any reason, the flanges are taken apart. STOCKED IN .006" 1/64" 1/32" 1/16" and 1/8" Approx. Weight per Sq. Yard 4ozs. 13ozs. 26ozs. 52ozs. 106ozs. PRICE 2/- per lb. Carriage Paid. Logo text: THE SOCIETY OF MOTOR MANUFACTURERS & TRADERS LTD | ||