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).
Recommending the adoption of spherical unions as an improvement over the current standard.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 66a\3\ scan0185 | |
| Date | 29th December 1926 | |
| 48180 To E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to BJ. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}3/LG29.12.26. RE. SPHERICAL UNIONS. E1/M24.12.26. Referring to the above std. sheet. We consider the spherical unions as they are, are an improvement over the present standard ones we are using, and therefore they should be adopted. The further modifications you have in mind could come through as improvements. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}! | ||