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 detailing material specifications for 'shoes', including the required alloy and lining.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 120\2\ scan0006 | |
| Date | 23th April 1936 | |
| -2- Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale}20/KW.23.4.36. The shoes should be made of R.R.50 alloy, of which we enclose a specification. It is obtainable from - High Duty Alloys Ltd., 81, Buckingham Ave., Slough, Bucks. They must be lined with Ferodo S.5805 and fixed with ordinary countersunk rivets. We can supply you with suitable rivets if you desire. When the scheme is prepared the writer would be glad to examine it together with you. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. | ||