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 confirming the dispatch of material samples S.7732 for testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 129\4\ scan0138 | |
| Date | 11th February 1938 | |
| 1110 All Communications to be addressed to the Company. FERODO LIMITED TELEPHONE: 19 CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH (5 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-UPON-TYNE ELDON STREET, BARRAS BRIDGE. 11th February, 1938 YOUR REF. OUR REF. JNL/KM N. R.{Sir Henry Royce} Chandler Esq., Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., Derby. Dear Mr. Chandler, Further to our letter of the 29th of January I am sending you, under separate cover, 4 discs labelled S.7732 so that you may cut your own samples 2" x 3" and also may test the actual rings. We confirm the bursting figures given you over the telephone i.e. 6,500 r.p.m. We shall be interested to know the results of your tests. Yours truly, FERODO LIMITED JLongley Chief Chemist & Director. | ||