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).
Request for specific linings and discs, with feedback on previously tested linings that were squeaking.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 141\3\ scan0337 | |
| Date | 7th December 1934 | |
| -2- Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}20/KW.7.12.34. Will you please send us in addition to the VM.30 linings, 6 linings in S.4947 to the same drawing, i.e. EX.16740. We will send you an official order for the above linings very shortly. You may be interested to know that we have turned down all the Mintex and Halo linings we have tried owing to squeaking. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. P.S. Will you please send also 12 discs in S.4947 without the internal splines. | ||