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 concerning the disappointing initial tests on two belts that were returned.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 135\1\ scan0124 | |
| Date | 9th February 1938 | |
| All Communications to be addressed to the Company. 1138 FERODO LIMITED TELEPHONE: 250 CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH (6 LINES) TELEGRAMS: FRICTION, PHONE, CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH. FERODO REGD. TRADE MARK. 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 222, TOTTENHAM COURT RD. W. 1. ABERDEEN 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 25, HUNSLET RD LIVERPOOL 1-3, BERRY STREET. MANCHESTER 16, JACKSON'S ROW, DEANSGATE. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE 2A, ELDON PLACE, BARRAS BRIDGE. 9th February, 1938. YOUR REF. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std.10/MH.{M. Huckerby} OUR REF. GSS/MH.{M. Huckerby} Messrs Rolls-Royce Ltd., Derby. Dear Sirs, We thank you for your letter of the 4th instant, and we are very sorry indeed that your initial tests on our belts have not proved too promising. We have this morning received the two belts which you kindly returned, and we are now going into the whole matter fully, and we shall be very pleased to let you have our report as soon as possible. Yours faithfully, FERODO LIMITED. (Signature) | ||