Enquiry with a sketch about the production of sylphon tubing for a 40/50 HP chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 78\1\ scan0239 | |
| Date | 18th September 1919 | |
| To WD. {Mr Wood / Mr Whitehead} from E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Copy to CJ. " " BN. {W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} " " EFC. {E. Fowler Clarke - Electrical Engineer} E1/G18.9.19. X.3652. RE SYLPHON TUBING. In accordance with Mr. Royce's wishes, would you kindly enquire whether the metal spinners and pressers in Birmingham can produce a sylphon tube from a plain tube made by a cartridfe like process. We send you herewith a model of 2.375 diameter sylphon tube. On the sketch below we give the demiensions of the actual sylphon tube that we propose to fit on the 40/50 H.P. chassis, which we want the Birmingham people to make if possible. [Text on sketch] 2.000" E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} 1.900 1.375" No of corrugations to be as shown THICKNESS OF MATERIAL ABOUT .006 AS MODEL | ||
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