Letter to the S.U. Company Limited requesting the supply of 3 pairs of needles with specific dimensions.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 121\4\ scan0051 | |
| Date | 13th August 1935 | |
| X148 Exptl. Dept. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /CTS. {C. Trot Salt - Carburation} 1/KW. 13th August,1935. The S.U. Company Limited, East Works, Adderley Park, Birmingham 8. Dear Sirs, Will you please supply 3 pairs of needles as follows. Measured in thous' of an inch, at intervals of .125 from the shoulder. To be marked "L.B." 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 100 94 89 85.5 83.5 81.5 79.5 77.5 76 74.5 73.25 72 71 70 NOTE: This is a slight modification to the existing C.V. needle (H.V.5 Carb.). Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. | ||
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).