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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).
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Letter discussing available Chronograph records for braking, steering wobble, and bench testing.22th Jul 1926Box 138 \ 2  scan0048
Method for measuring high-speed steering wobbles using a chronograph and electrical contacts.22th Jul 1926Box 138 \ 2  scan0049
The adaptation of a 3-pen chronograph for the accurate measurement of braking performance.22th Jul 1926Box 138 \ 2  scan0050
Continued page of a report on methods for recording and analyzing vehicle braking and acceleration performance.22th Jul 1926Box 138 \ 2  scan0051
Requesting the manufacture of necessary pieces for a chronograph modification.5th Jun 1928Box 138 \ 2  scan0052
Urgent request for parts ('bits') to be used in conjunction with a Chronograph for a test.25th Jul 1928Box 138 \ 2  scan0053
Requesting an item to be made for a Chronograph to record axle movements on the road.9th Sep 1928Box 138 \ 2  scan0054
Internal request to order paper and ink for a 3-pen Chronograph.6th Feb 1930Box 138 \ 2  scan0055
Request to order a roll of paper for a Cambridge three-pen Chronograph.12th Feb 1930Box 138 \ 2  scan0056
Letter from Cambridge Instrument Company requesting specimen records from their Laboratory Chronograph for marketing purposes.6th Jul 1931Box 138 \ 2  scan0057
Letter to the Cambridge Instrument Co. Ltd. concerning the release of experimental Chronograph records.16th Jul 1931Box 138 \ 2  scan0058
Internal order request for supplies for a 3 Pen Laboratory Chronograph.20th Sep 1934Box 138 \ 2  scan0059
Request to build the necessary parts for a shock damper pressure indicator.22th Mar 1935Box 138 \ 2  scan0060
Inquiry to The Cambridge Instrument Co. about modifying a 3 Pen Laboratory Chronograph for wider paper.29th Oct 1935Box 138 \ 2  scan0061
Quotation letter from Cambridge Instrument Company for a tenth seconds clock with a contact breaker.19th Jan 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0062
Description of the Cambridge Universal Vibrograph instrument and its various configurations.19th Jan 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0063
Page 2 of a document describing a portable flywheel and recording unit for measuring rotational and vibrational work.19th Jan 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0064
Photograph of a Cambridge Instrument Co. Ltd. recording apparatus with various controls and a measurement scale.19th Jan 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0065
Photograph of a portable recording apparatus with a shoulder strap.19th Jan 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0066
Photograph of a Cambridge Instrument Company recording instrument.19th Jan 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0067
Photograph of a portable recording instrument manufactured by the Cambridge Instrument Co. Ltd.19th Jan 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0068
Photograph of a piece of British Thomson-Houston test equipment, labelled as Figure 3.15th Jan 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0069
Inquiry to The Cambridge Instrument Co. Ltd. regarding the price for a tenth-seconds clock with a contact breaker.15th Jan 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0070
Potential purchase and testing of the Dodd's Indicator for measuring mechanical movements, pressure, and detonation.18th Jan 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0071
The capabilities of Dodd's Indicator following a visit to the Anglo-American Oil Company.13th Jan 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0072
The cost and proposed testing of a detonation indicator and its components.19th Jan 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0073
Letter from the Experimental Department to The Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co. arranging a visit to discuss accelerometers.19th Jan 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0074
Request to purchase a micrometer for measuring parallel round cylinder bores.20th Jan 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0075
Letter from Cambridge Instrument Company arranging a meeting with Mr S. Grylls.20th Jan 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0076
Letter to The Cambridge Instrument Co. Ltd. instructing the purchase of a clock.22th Jan 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0077
Requesting the purchase of a tenth-second clock for an apparatus to determine the minimum stopping distance of a car.22th Jan 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0078
From 'Rm' to 'Hs' requesting to purchase a micrometer for cylinder bore work.20th Jan 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0079
Request to purchase one 'Mercer' Cylinder Micrometer for the Experimental Test Section.21th Jan 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0080
Inquiry to Peter Brotherhood Engineering Works about the suitability of a rotational accelerometer for measuring torsional vibrations.29th Jan 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0081
Request for a Hopkinson oil pressure gauge for engine development in No. 30 Test House.1st Feb 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0082
Inquiry to Messrs. Dobbie McInnes & Clyde Ltd. regarding the manufacture and cost of a Summers torsional vibration indicator.4th Feb 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0083
Letter from Peter Brotherhood Ltd. discussing the suitability of a rotational accelerometer for investigating high-frequency torsional vibrations.5th Feb 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0084
Letter from Dobbie McInnes & Clyde Ltd. regarding their inability to provide information on a Torsional Vibration Indicator.5th Feb 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0085
Letter to the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. Ltd. inquiring about a Summers Torsional Vibration Indicator.12th Feb 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0086
Testing of a valve regulator indicator and proposed modifications to its reed.16th Feb 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0087
Invoices for Burgess Air Filters supplied via a verbal order from a Mr. Whyman.16th Feb 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0088
Letter to Messrs. Peter Brotherhood Ltd. arranging a visit to observe tests with a Cambridge Instrument.18th Feb 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0089
Letter from the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company discussing a torsiograph and cathode ray indicator for engine testing.18th Feb 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0090
Letter from Peter Brotherhood Ltd. regarding the unavailability of a Cambridge Instrument and postponing a visit.22th Feb 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0091
Letter to Cambridge Instrument Company about the progress of a sideways accelerometer mock-up.1st Mar 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0092
Letter from Cambridge Instrument Company discussing the development of an accelerometer.4th Mar 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0093
Letter to Cambridge Instrument Company, Ltd. regarding the collection of a sideways accelerometer.10th Mar 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0094
Letter from Cambridge Instrument Company arranging the collection of a sideways accelerometer.11th Mar 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0095
From Grylls arranging a visit to Mason Instrument in Cambridge.12th Mar 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0096
Letter to the Cambridge Instrument Company regarding initial tests and a price request for an accelerometer.15th Mar 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0097
Letter to A. Taub of Vauxhall Motors regarding an offer to send someone to make drawings of the Summers' Indicator apparatus.22th Mar 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0098
Query regarding the status of experiments dealing with torsional vibration on Phantom III cars.22th Mar 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0099
Letter to Vauxhall Motors regarding permission for a draughtsman to draw a Summers Indicator and a follow-up on oil grading.31th Mar 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0100
Requesting the creation of a Summers Torsional Vibration Indicator by copying a successful design from the Vauxhall Co.2nd Apr 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0101
Request to order an accelerometer for the skid pan from the Cambridge Instrument Co.6th May 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0102
Letter to The Cambridge Instrument Co. Ltd. with feedback and suggestions for improving an accelerometer.14th May 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0103
Letter from Cambridge Instrument Company regarding the cost and sensitivity of an accelerometer.17th Mar 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0104
Continuation page of a letter from the Cambridge Instrument Company discussing an instrument for experimental work.19th May 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0105
Letter from Cambridge Instrument Company regarding adjustments for a special accelerometer.19th May 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0106
Request to order two 'Capstan No. 5' one-inch travel micrometer dial gauges for various measurement purposes.1st Jul 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0107
Letter to Joseph Lucas Limited requesting information and cost for a high tension peak voltmeter for a car engine test bench.26th Jul 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0108
Letter requesting information and prices for a magneto and voltmeter for road tests.26th Jul 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0109
Inquiry to A.C. Sparking Plug Co., Ltd. about modified spark plugs for temperature measurement.26th Jul 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0110
Letter to The Zenith Carburetter Co. Ltd. requesting information on a 'Zenith Mileage Tester'.26th Jul 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0111
Letter to an instrument company outlining requirements for a device to measure distance during petrol consumption tests.4th Aug 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0112
Page two of a letter regarding the normal speedometer drive from the gearbox.4th Aug 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0113
Request to order one Zenith Mileage tester from the Zenith Carburetter Co.4th Aug 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0114
Letter to Cambridge Instrument Co., Ltd. regarding the return of a faulty accelerometer.5th Aug 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0115
Telegram to Instrument Cambridge rescheduling the delivery of an accelerometer.6th Aug 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0116
Inquiry to Ferranti Ltd. regarding the wiring, operation, and mounting of a newly purchased synchronous stop clock.12th Aug 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0117
Follow-up letter to Messrs Joseph Lucas Ltd. regarding a high tension peak voltmeter.18th Aug 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0118
Letter to the Cambridge Instrument Co. regarding a faulty sideways accelerometer and a request for its urgent repair for experiments.28th Aug 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0119
Letter from Cambridge Instrument Company confirming the safe receipt of an accelerometer.28th Aug 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0120
Letter to Paul Dykes enquiring about an accelerometer and experiments on piston rings.30th Sep 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0121
Letter to Cambridge Instrument Company regarding a faulty sideways accelerometer being returned for repair.4th Oct 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0122
Request to make an inertia ring for a trial of the Summer's Torsion Indicator.23th Nov 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0123
Installation and potential use of a new flash-butt welding machine for chassis components.25th Nov 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0124
Request to order 10 rolls of paper for use with an 'Askania' vibration recording instrument.30th Nov 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0125
Letter regarding a potential car swap, an accelerometer, and making 'back door' enquiries.2nd Dec 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0126
Letter to a client regarding car maintenance issues and parts delivery.23th Dec 1937Box 138 \ 2  scan0127
Letter ordering a No.650 'Universal' photographic exposure meter from The Weston Electrical Instrument Co. Ltd.11th Feb 1938Box 138 \ 2  scan0128
Letter to a customer regarding spring loading a pedal and a request for the chassis number.17th Feb 1938Box 138 \ 2  scan0129
Proposing a modified assembly scheme for the oil level indicator on Bentley & Wraith models to improve the process.25th Mar 1938Box 138 \ 2  scan0130
Modification drawing for a Wraith oil level indicator.28th Mar 1938Box 138 \ 2  scan0131
Letter to The Lewis Engineering Co. Ltd. requesting further details about their pyrometer.28th Mar 1938Box 138 \ 2  scan0132
Letter requesting further information on the K.B.B. vibrometer from Messrs Kelvin Bottomley & Baird, Ltd.29th Mar 1938Box 138 \ 2  scan0133
Letter from Kelvin Bottomley & Baird Ltd. regarding the design limitations and frequency range of their K.B.B. Vibrometer.30th Mar 1935Box 138 \ 2  scan0134
Product information and operating instructions for the K.B.B. Vibrometer.30th Mar 1935Box 138 \ 2  scan0135
Technical leaflet describing the design and method of using the K.B.B. Vibrometer.1st Apr 1938Box 138 \ 2  scan0136
Urgent request for the modification and production of arms for a torsional indicator used in crankshaft development.1st Apr 1938Box 138 \ 2  scan0137
Brochure for the Cambridge Universal Vibrograph, detailing its stylus-on-celluloid method for recording vibrations.1st Apr 1938Box 138 \ 2  scan0138
Product sheet detailing the features and applications of the Cambridge Universal Vibrograph.4th May 1938Box 138 \ 2  scan0139
Notification of a blueprint for a G.CD.641 Modified Oil Level Plug for the Wraith III model.4th May 1938Box 138 \ 2  scan0140
Letter to Cambridge Instrument Co. Ltd. inquiring about the temperature effects on a sideways accelerometer and requesting a bill.9th May 1938Box 138 \ 2  scan0141
Letter from Cambridge Instrument Company discussing the price and calibration of a sideways accelerometer.13th May 1938Box 138 \ 2  scan0142
Invoice from Cambridge Instrument Co. Ltd. for a special accelerometer.16th May 1938Box 138 \ 2  scan0143
Authorising payment for a Cambridge Accelerometer to be used on the skid pan.17th May 1938Box 138 \ 2  scan0144
Invoice from S. Smith & Sons for instruments, and a request for a covering order to be issued for payment.18th May 1938Box 138 \ 2  scan0145
Order to be placed with S. Smith & Sons for instruments.18th May 1938Box 138 \ 2  scan0146
Requesting to pass an order to S. Smith & Sons for an all black petrol meter.26th May 1938Box 138 \ 2  scan0147


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