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Aviation History
1944
1944 - 2055.PDF
OCTOBER 5TH, 1944 FLIGHT Advertisements. 23 This came first M> v <A *.' When we first presented the Spire Tension Lock Nut we felt we'd done a good day's work. Spire certainly was a Stop Nut. It' stayed put' under any vibratory or rotary movement; it needed no washers, spring or otherwise to keep it tight. But what looked like the end of a good story was, in fact, only the beginning. Before long we were finding new and better adaptations of the original Spire Nut. Soon there were Spire Nuts that could be clamped into awkward positions before assembly. Soon we were saying "But we needn't use a nut at all for this job. Make the Spire fixing part of the component and screw the whole thing straight into position." To-day there are over 300 different types of Spire fixings. There are two morals to this ' success story \ First, we don't sit back because we've done a good job. We try to make it better. Second, we found and are still finding better applications for Spire Nuts because our customers give us the opportunity. To be continued ««• Simmonds Aerocessories Limited, Great West Road, London. A Company of the Simmonds Group. SIMAYONDS LONDON • MELBOURNE • MONTREAL • PARIS . NEW YORK . LOS ANGELIS
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