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 The Cloudsley Engineering Company regarding modifications to double-piston shock absorbers.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 154a\2\ scan0164 | |
| Date | 19th July 1939 | |
| 1293.? 1305 THE CLOUDSLEY ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED 13 Queen Anne's Gate, London, S.W.1 TELEGRAMS: CLOENCO, PARL. LONDON CABLES: CLOENCO, LONDON TELEPHONE: Whitehall 0054 Joint Owners of Patents and Sole Licensing Agents for Europe of HAYES SELFSELECTOR TRANSMISSION JLC/MB. 19th July, 1939. Attention Mr. Martindale. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., D E R B Y. Dear Sirs, The double-piston type shock-absorbers you sent to us have now been fitted with our "time lag" valves and we should like to bring these down to you any time convenient to yourselves, so that we may make the necessary adjustments after you have approved the characteristics. We would like, also, to take the shock-absorbers apart and show you the valve arrangements. If you will kindly let us know the day most convenient to yourselves, we shall bring the shock-absorbers to Derby. Yours faithfully, THE CLOUDSLEY ENGINEERING COMPANY, LTD. pp. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} Leslie Cloudsley M.B. CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR. DIRECTORS: CAPTAIN J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} L. CLOUDSLEY, M.I.MECH.E. G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} W. MORRISON H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} TANSLEY WITT, F.C.A. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} R.{Sir Henry Royce} W. WHITTINGTON-MOË J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} B. STUBBS SIR R.{Sir Henry Royce} T. BUTLER, BT.{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} S. WHYTE, B.SC. | ||