Confirmation of a telegram suggesting a test on rear brakes by removing the non-wrapping shoe.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 26\4\ Scan242 | |
| Date | 29th January 1924 | |
| X3409 X719 CONFIRMATION OF TELEGRAM. WEST WITTERING(Henry Royce's home town). 29.1.24. HIVES, ROYCAR, DERBY. X.9940 X.3409 SUGGEST REMOVING NON-WRAPPING SHOE FROM REAR BRAKES FOR PURPOSE OF TEST THIS SHOULD DOUBLE APPARENT COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION AND RESULT IN AGAIN HALVING THE WORK OF SERVO; SUBSEQUENTLY ALL WRAPPING REAR BRAKES COULD BE DESIGNED. DAY. | ||
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).