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 regarding improvements to the bedding of leaves for Phantom II stiffer type road springs.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 52\2\ Scan224 | |
| Date | 12th May 1930 | |
| X4429. ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY. Telegraphic Address: 'FIRTH SHEFFIELD' Telephones: NORFOLK WORKS SHEFFIELD 23031 TINSLEY WORKS ATTERCLIFFE 41193 Codes A B C WESTERN UNION A1 BENTLEYS LIEBERS ETC THOS. FIRTH & SONS, LIMITED NORFOLK WORKS SHEFFIELD London Office: 8 THE SANCTUARY, WESTMINSTER S.W.1. Telegraphic Address: "MESMERIC, PARL, LONDON" Telephone Number: 8310 VICTORIA. YOUR REFERENCE Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 1/MJ. OUR REFERENCE HWP/AR/574/1. DEPARTMENT SPRING DEPT. PHONE EXTN. T.30. May 12th. 1930. Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Limited., Nightingale Road, D E R B Y. PHANTOM 11 STIFFER TYPE ROAD SPRINGS. Dear Sirs, In reply to your letter of the 8th inst., we have made some improvement in the bedding of the tips of the leaves for the new set we are sending you, but have not been able to entirely eliminate the gaps owing to the few number of plates in this design. Yours faithfully, THOS. FIRTH & SONS, LIMITED. B.C.Micklethwaite for Director. | ||