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Tests conducted on shock absorber discs made from various woods, including Beechwood, Teak-wood, and Hartford wood.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 51\4\  Scan078
Date  24th October 1922 guessed
  
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have been carried out.

These tests were carried out with surfaces sand-blasted.

Beechwood discs.
71 lbs. 13 ozs. required to move shock absorber set to work at 46 lbs.

Teak-wood discs.
71 lbs. 13 ozd. required to move shock absorber at 46 lbs.

Hartford wood discs - drained of lubricant.
79 lbs. 8 ozs. required to move shock absorber set to work at 46 lbs.

We have submitted the lubricant to Mr. Hall to determine whether it is a natural lubricant or otherwise.

GWH. {George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}
  
  
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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