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).
Evaluation of an 'Ex-a-gun' outfit, which was found to be inferior to the existing scheme and was subsequently returned.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 42\5\ Scan151 | |
| Date | 23th November 1922 | |
| W/S. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X3898 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/LG23.11.22. Ex-a-gun. X3898. We have examined the Ex-a-gun outfit you sent to us and do not consider it as good as the present scheme we are using. In the first place, the ball connections are big and heavy and not proportionate. The connection between the gun and the ball joint is likely to leak unless care is taken in making the joint. The gun and connection takes up more room than the one we are at present using. The feature of being able to use it either as a high pressure grease-gun or syringe, is in its favour. But taking all the points into consideration we see no advantages over the presrnt scheme we are using. We are returning to you the gun and connections. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||