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 regarding the testing of a Ferogrip belt.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 135\1\ scan0225 | |
Date | 22th October 1938 | |
All Communications to be addressed to the Company. FERODO LIMITED TELEPHONE: 250 CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH (6 LINES) TELEGRAMS: FRICTION, PHONE, CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH. FERODO REGD. TRADE MARK. BRAKE & CLUTCH LININGS 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. CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH, STOCKPORT, ENGLAND. Depots- LONDON 222 TOTTENHAM COURT RD W. 1. ABERDEEN 26, 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. 22nd October, 1938 YOUR REF. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std.6/MH{M. Huckerby} OUR REF. JNL/KM [Handwritten]: Not'd Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /5B2 Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., Derby. For the attention of Mr. C. S. Steadman. [Handwritten]: 1135. Dear Sirs, We have today received your note of the 19th of October advising the despatch of the further fan. We will get this running again with the Ferogrip belt, which so far has run about 25 hours. When the Ferogrip belt gives out we will make that the opportunity of reporting in full all our test results to date. Yours truly, FERODO LIMITED [Signature] Chief Chemist & Director. | ||