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 Gandy's Brake Lining regarding the supply of 'Safeguard 400' samples for testing and its wear figures.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 141\1\ scan0247 | |
| Date | 1st February 1937 | |
| Martindale File. TELEGRAMS & CABLES "GANDY, BIRKENHEAD", "GANDY, PHONE, LONDON". CODES PRIVATE & A.B.C. 4TH & 5TH EDITIONS. TELEPHONE No 1074 (TWO LINES) WALLASEY. 1181 Gandy's SAFEGUARD TRADE MARK BRAKE LINING PROPRIETORS-THE GANDY BELT MFG. CO. LTD. Stocks held at LONDON 97 QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, and all principal towns. WHEATLAND WORKS, SEACOMBE, CHESHIRE, ENG. 1st February, 1937. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Experimental Department, Derby. P/B.2571. Your Ref. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM{Anthony F. Martindale}6/R.{Sir Henry Royce} Dear Sirs, We acknowledge with thanks yours of the 29th ult. with reference to supplying samples of our "Safeguard 400" Brake Lining for test purposes. We are very pleased to have this opportunity, and will forward four liners to each of the Blue Prints supplied within the next day or so. The conditions under which these are supplied are recognized. The wear figure of "Safeguard 400" is much influenced by conditions of test, particularly temperature. When set to work at 1 B.H.P. per square inch of lining, and at temperatures ranging from normal to 500° F.{Mr Friese} our material gives a wear figure of 270 B.H.P. hours per cubic inch of lining worn away. Yours faithfully, GANDYS, (The G.B.M.Co.Ltd.) EHProbert General Manager. | ||