Requesting the fabrication of two strengthening rings for Bentley III rebound buffers due to frequent failures.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 118\3\ scan0120 | |
| Date | 11th May 1938 | |
| 1023 Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /AFM. {Anthony F. Martindale} c. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /IMW. {Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux} Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /AFM. {Anthony F. Martindale} 13/MH. {M. Huckerby} 11.5.38. BENTLEY III REBOUND BUFFERS. These fail rather easily on the bump chassis. Will you please make two S/M strengthening rings shown in sketch Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 524 so that we can see if this prolongs their life. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /AFM. {Anthony F. Martindale} | ||
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).