Official order for 'Idelite' bakelite laminated rod for use on the Phantom III.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 153\1\ scan0015 | |
| Date | 17th August 1937 | |
| To Roy. {Mr H. Royce - Buyer} c. to G {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} /JWH. 1300 Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /FJH. {Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} 20/JH.17.8.37. Will you please send an official order to Messrs. Bakelite Ltd., 68 Victoria Street, London, S.W.1. for 3 ft. of "Idelite" bakelite laminated rod, grade B.124, natural colour. We ordered this material in our letter reference Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /FJH. {Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} 12/AP.11.8.37/. to which they replied as attached. For use on Phantom III. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /FJH. {Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} | ||
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).