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 discussing requirements for attaching a steering column to a Marles box and requesting further prints.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 28\3\ Scan010 | |
| Date | 17th September 1934 | |
| -2- Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}19/KW.17.9.34: If you have any criticism of our proposals we should be very glad if you would let us know! For the purpose of attaching an R.R. column we shall require not less than 18" of inner and outer column on the Marles box, and the pendulum shaft should be of the long length, i.e., 6 3/4" from axis of column to top end of pendulum lever. Will you please send us a further print of the L.7 R.H. steering column. Thanking you in anticipation, we remain, Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. | ||