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 Hubert HP Trist & Company regarding the names of motor brake linings with artificial rubber.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 140\4\ scan0114 | |
| Date | 21th December 1937 | |
| 1181 ? CONTRACTORS TO HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT BRANCHES: LONDON . NEWCASTLE . GLASGOW SWANSEA . BELFAST . DUBLIN AND AGENTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD TRADE MARK ALL THAT THE NAME IMPLIES B.E. DRAPER HUBERT H.P. TRIST & COMPANY TELEGRAPHIC & CABLE ADDRESS SPECIALITIES BRISTOL OUR REF BED/JR{Mr James Royce}/11,917 TELEPHONES: {77093} {77094} BRISTOL CODE: A B C 5TH & 6TH EDITIONS YOUR REF Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale}14/JH TOP-DOG BRAKE & CLUTCH LINING WORKS BRISLINGTON, BRISTOL.4. DATE 21st December, 1937. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. File. Dear Sirs, Motor Brake Linings. -? In response to your letter of the 15th instant, we would say that the names of these linings with the artificial rubber are:- "TOP DOG" Flexbestos. "TOP DOG" B.W.525. We will send you two pieces of each type to GB.751 undrilled. Re.Payment. Please do not bother about this at the moment, as we shall make no charge. Yours faithfully, HUBERT H.P. TRIST & CO. B. Draper | ||