Requesting the manufacture of one set of new Bentley shock damper parts for testing rubber glands.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 87\3\ scan0171 | |
| Date | 12th February 1938 | |
| HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} [Strikethrough] c. Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Les. 24B. BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /Ald. {F. Allwood - Experimental Design} 2/G.12.2.38. BENTLEY - SHOCK DAMPERS. Please receive herewith two blueprints of the following new drawings :- Ex.S.483 Housing - Gland Test. 1 off. Ex.S.484 Shaft - Gland Test. 1 off. Ex.S.485 Handle - Gland Test. 1 off. Ex.S.486 Assembly. These pieces are to be made at the request of Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Les. to test various types of rubber gland. Kindly instruct one set. ald {F. Allwood - Experimental Design} BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /Ald. {F. Allwood - Experimental Design} | ||
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).