Communicating Mr. Royce's disapproval of a clutch catch and cancelling instructions to proceed with schemes for it.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 74\2\ scan0282 | |
| Date | 8th September 1919 | |
| X 3439 To Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} from Bn. {W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} c. to R. {Sir Henry Royce} c. to CJ. c. to Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to H. {Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Bn {W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} 2/W8.9.19. X 3439 RE CATCH FOR HOLDING CLUTCH OUT. Mr. Royce does not agree to the use of a clutch catch, nor does he agree to the practice of using a block of wood for this purpose. Will you therefore please cancel my instructions to proceed with schemes for this catch. Bn. {W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} | ||
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).