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).
Trialling Bakelite mouldings for a part, noting its advantages over moulded ebonite for that specific application.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 39\3\ Scan082 | |
| Date | 13th May 1921 | |
| R.U. 33(a (100 T) (R.H. 798. 10-12-20) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2948 X 3573 R.{Sir Henry Royce} from BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. CJ c. EFC. BY1-P13.5.21. X.3513 X.2641 RE PARTS IN BAKELITE. Referring to R5/G10521, the piece you refer to was a part we had selected for trying out Bakelite mouldings experimentally at our Works, since it represented, as you point out, a fairly simple issue, we thought it a good piece to start upon, as the Bakelite will be better for the particular service of this piece than moulded ebonite. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} | ||