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).
Ormerod stitched 3-ply fan belt for a 20 HP engine being too soft and pliable.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 55\2\ Scan152 | |
| Date | 9th January 1924 | |
| To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from TMW. X196 9.1.24 RE. ORMEROD STITCHED FAN BELT - 3-PLY. FOR 20 HP. This is too soft and pliable and even when tightly adjusted, wobbles on the slack side so much that it continually fouls the fan blades. No running has been possible with it, therefore. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/TMW. | ||