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).
Requesting a covering order for Servo linings from Messrs Ferodo following a verbal order.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 87\5\ scan0081 | |
| Date | 5th August 1937 | |
| 241 To Roy.{Sir Henry Royce} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} c. G/JWH. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}11/AP.5.8.37 Will you please issue a covering order to Messrs Ferodo for:- 6 Servo linings to G.57162. 6 " " " Ex.17177. These were ordered by us verbally and were received on 22nd. April. We were originally under the impression that Ferodos preferred to supply experimental samples free of charge but apparently this is not so. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} | ||