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).
Non-spillable petrol tank filler cap and improvements to a leather washer to prevent leakage.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 106\2\ scan0125 | |
Date | 6th July 1933 | |
To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} Krebo LID{A. J. Lidsey} See me HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} E.8/HP.6.7.33. Non-Spillable Cap Petrol Tank Filler. Referring to Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Lid.{A. J. Lidsey}2/KT.6.7.33, we should like to know if you are going to make a filler to LeC.3466 as the improvements to the leather washer are part of the scheme to prevent petrol leakage. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | ||