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).
Request to the S.U. Carburetter Co. Ltd. for 4 pairs of needles with specified dimensions.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 31\5\ Scan302 | |
| Date | 25th February 1935 | |
| x1487 Exptl. Dept. HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell}S/KW. 25th February, 1935. The S.U. Carburetter Co.Ltd., East Works, Adderley Park, Birmingham 8. Dear Sirs, Will you please supply at your earliest convenience, 4 pairs of needles to the following dimensions. These measurements are in "thous.", at intervals of .125 from the shoulder, No. 1 being the top dimension. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 89.0 84.7 80.9 78 75.5 72.7 70 67.2 64.3 61.5 58.5 55.7 53 Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. | ||