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).
Weights of the EAC cylinder block and head.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 71\2\ scan0103 | |
| Date | 10th November 1925 | |
| To BY/C. from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Stamped: X 8840 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}1/LG10.11.25. EAC. CYLINDER BLOCK. With reference to your enquiry re. the weights of the present EAC. Cyl. block and head. Herewith the following information :- Wt. Cyl head 129 lbs. 8 ozs. " Cyl. blocks(2) 103 lbs. 8 ozs. (51 1/2 lbs.each) Signature: Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Handwritten notes: Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Will you please also let me have weights of Cylinders of the Short Silver Ghost Chassis. We assume that these are wts of finished castings only. FF | ||