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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).
Extract regarding the failure of a brazed brake bracket and the decision to continue with the process.

Identifier  Morton\M7\  img036
Date  28th June 1921
  
X.3458

4 EX

Extract from EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}/Thn12/F28.6.21. X.3719

X.3458.

Brazing brake brackets. They want to continue brazing. 4.EX failed as reported. If no definite failures known of at Derby with brazed type, and Derby have no definite proved fact against it, I have said - go on brazing, and take care never to over heat tubes.

EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}
  
  


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