Testing and subsequent rejection of a Nivex Gauge.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 61\3\ scan0157 | |
| Date | 16th January 1931 | |
| A523. To Roy. {Mr H. Royce - Buyer} From Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 1/MJ.16.1.31. NIVEX GAUGE. With reference to Roy {Mr H. Royce - Buyer} /MS1/P14.1.31. We tested this gauge for 10,000 miles but at the conclusion of this test it was turned down by R. {Sir Henry Royce} as he did not like the principle. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||
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).