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 Toledo Woodhead Springs Ltd. regarding the design of sample springs, specifically a strengthened cotton tongue interleaving.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 154\2\ scan0130 | |
| Date | 24th August 1938 | |
| 1305 CABLE AND TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "TOLEDO, SHEFFIELD." TELEPHONE: 23274 (4 LINES) SHEFFIELD. CODES: BENTLEYS (FIVE LETTER) WESTERN UNION, (UNIVERSAL EDITION) A1. & A.B.C. (5TH EDITION) TOLEDO WOODHEAD SPRINGS LIMITED, TOLEDO STEEL WORKS, SHEFFIELD, 1. Directors: H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} L. ARMSTRONG, (Chairman) A.{Mr Adams} P. GOOD. CHARLES L. HILL. W. M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} RATCLIFFE. W. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} WIGNEY. F.{Mr Friese} WOODHEAD, (Managing) OUR REFERENCE FW/HCK. YOUR REFERENCE ROY{Sir Henry Royce}/les.8/B. 24th August 1938. A.Leslie Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. Dear Mr. Leslie, Many thanks for your letter of the 22nd instant, for which I thank you. If you examine closely the sample springs we have already sent in, you will find that the interleaving between the first and second leaf has a rather strengthened type of cotton tongue for some 3 or 4 inches, to take up the extra heavy work which is considered necessary. Yours sincerely, F.{Mr Friese} Woodhead | ||