Request to The S.U. Company Ltd. for the supply of needles with specific dimensions.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 121\4\ scan0050 | |
| Date | 18th July 1935 | |
| X1487 Exptl. Dept. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Swd1.4/KW. 18th July, 1935. The S.U. Company Ltd., East Works, Adderley Park, Birmingham 8. Dear Sirs, Will you please supply as soon as possible 1 dozen needles to SV-3 to the following dimensions. The measurements are of the diameter in thous. of an inch, at intervals of .125 from the shoulder, No.1 being the top dimension. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 85 85 79.2 75.8 73.8 72.3 71.3 70.5 69.3 68.3 67.3 66.3 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).