Redesigned Bentley horn button to prevent electric shocks and improve usability.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 59\3\ Scan285 | |
| Date | 20th July 1934 | |
| 81069. To BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from E {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} /JNR. {Charles L. Jenner} E {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} /JNR. {Charles L. Jenner} 2/HP.20.7.34. c. RHC. {R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Wst. WST Electric shocks from the Bentley horn button. We send you herewith drawing:- LeC.4049 showing a redesigned horn button. The object of the modification is:- (1) To avoid electric shocks from the button. (2) To provide a button which is more prominent, and easier to operate. E {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} /JNR. {Charles L. Jenner} | ||
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).