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 standardisation of Staybrite steel for the S.S. chassis exhaust system.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 154a\1\ scan0156 | |
| Date | 8th February 1929 | |
| E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from R.{Sir Henry Royce} X 4111 RL/M8.2.29. S.S. CHASSIS. STAYBRITE STEEL IN EXHAUST SYSTEM. X.7230 X.4111 Wherever it is desirable and necessary I think we should use staybrite steel. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/AJL. says 'exhaust snout examined in ordinary steed badly rusted, while a staybrite one is excellent'. I agree to its standardisation. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||