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).
Urgent internal request to order undrilled brake lining material from Ferodo Ltd. for the Wraith 4 shoe brake.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 140\4\ scan0195 | |
| Date | 8th March 1938 | |
| To Roy.{Sir Henry Royce} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale} c. GZJWH. c. HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Will you please send an official order to Ferodo Ltd., for 12 pieces of brake lining in BZ quality to drawing EXS.522, but undrilled. This material is wanted urgently and we have already requested Ferodo Ltd. to send it, but it has not yet arrived. Will HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} please note that this is for the Wraith 4 shoe brake because works have already drilled all available supplies of Thermoid, and the 4 shoe brake requires special drilling. O/n.52627 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale} | ||