Request to S.U. Company Ltd. for 6 experimental needles with specified dimensions for use on a 3½ litre Bentley.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 31\5\ Scan233 | |
| Date | 22th August 1934 | |
| x1487 Exptl. Dept. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /CTS. {C. Trot Salt - Carburation} 11/KW. 22nd August, 1934. The S.U. Company Ltd., East Works, Adderley Park, Birmingham 8. Dear Sirs, Will you please supply 6 experimental needles, to the following dimensions. Measured in thous.' of an inch at intervals of .125 from the shoulder. These are for use on the 3½ litre Bentley in conjunction with air silencer tests. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 89.5 84.5 79.5 77.0 75.5 73.7 72.5 71.5 70.5 69.5 68.5 67.5 66.5 Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. | ||
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).