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 The Pressed Steel Company regarding a proposed bonnet hinge design and an enclosed blueprint.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 117\3\ scan0476 | |
| Date | 30th May 1941 | |
| 1021 30th May, 1941. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/EAG.1/RH.{R. Hollingworth} The Pressed Steel Company, C O W L E Y, Oxford. Attention of Mr.Maton. Dear Mr. Maton, We are sending you herewith, a print showing a section of a proposed bonnet hinge. You will see that the hinge is formed in the bonnet top and sides. A rest moulding is formed at the joint with a chromium plated moulding attached to the painted moulding by means of bolts. We shall be glad to know if you would experience any difficulty in making the bonnet as shown. If you have any suggestions to make, we shall be glad to have them. In the meantime, we are holding the job until we hear from you, before doing anything in the way of design. Hoping you are well. With kind regards, Yours faithfully, Enclosure: 1 Blue Print No. MB.141 - Sections Through Bonnet. | ||