Scheme for Duprene washers and seals for the rear springs of a Bentley 111.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 100\1\ scan0191 | |
| Date | 15th September 1938 | |
| BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /RS. {Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} C. Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 446 DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} 11/G.15.9.38. BENTLEY 111. REAR SPRINGS. Please receive herewith the following scheme :- F.CD.901 Duprene Washers for Anchorage Pin. The above scheme shews Duprene seals to prevent dirt from getting into the threaded shackle. Will BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /HEB. {H. Biraben} please detail the Duprene seals only for S.B.5. On F.CD.690 rear spring shackle, we also shewed Duprene seals, but these, we believe, at our request were not detailed. They should also be detailed and instructed for S.B.5. DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} A.F.M | ||
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).