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).
Recent failures of Bijur Pipes in the Experimental Department.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 141\2\ scan0071 | |
| Date | 31th July 1934 | |
| Handwritten (top): W.H.H (crossed out). Can you send me broken pipes as I wish to see type of failure & which pipes are involved By Handwritten (left): R.H.C. Have we any samples. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Typed: To By: X3506 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 25/KW. 31:7:34. BIJUR PIPES. We have recently in the Experimental Dept. had three cases of Bijur Pipes breaking. This has resulted in the extremities of the system drying up, such as the spring shackles, etc., and would entail a very costly overhaul if it happened on a customer's car. We do not know whether there is anything more we can do with regard to the quality of the material, but in view of these failures perhaps you would go over the matter again. Signature: Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||