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).
Letter to Hairlok Ltd. placing an order for sheeting for seat pads and providing feedback on arm rests.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 117\4\ scan0193 | |
| Date | 6th November 1941 | |
| 1021 6th November, 1941. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/EAG.6/ET. Messrs. HAIRLOK Ltd., Magna Works, BEDFORD. Dear Sirs, We are sending you our official order for two pieces of Hairlok Sheeting of 30 inches square by 1 1/2" thick, each. These are wanted to make up pads for the backs of tubular front seats and will be used over tension springs, so that there will be a considerable amount of movement. We think that a reasonably dense sheeting will be required. If what we have in mind proves satisfactory, we shall probably ask you to mould some pads to the correct shape. We have received the arm rests safely and, from a rough try out, they appear to be satisfactory, with the exception that we shall probably ask you to stiffen up the side arm rests. We can say nothing definite, however, until the body has been trimmed, as when they are covered with leather we may find that the desired stiffness is obtained. Yours faithfully, | ||