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).
Confirming the despatch of a hand-forged Bentley Pendulum Lever with a usage warning.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 87\5\ scan0219 | |
| Date | 26th November 1936 | |
| To Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} from HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/FS.{F. Steele} FJH{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} +300 250. HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/FS.{F. Steele}1/BA.26.11.36. O/54107. Bentley Pendulum Lever. This is to confirm our talk with you, we are despatching to Lillie Hall, one of the 7.500 Pendulum Levers to Ex.17856 in accordance with instructions received in Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}7/AP. 25.11.36. We wish you to note this Lever has been made from a Hand Forging, and should only be used under very normal conditions, on no account must it be used for high speed work, otherwise our responsibility ceases. It is now well within the Drawing limits and has been magnetically tested for cracks. A.Steele HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/FS.{F. Steele} | ||