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).
Memo on a telegram form discussing the urgent need to create patterns and castings for a 'C. Plate' component.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 47\2\ Scan048 | |
| Date | 26th November 1927 | |
| [Pre-printed form text] POST OFFICE TELEGRAPHS [Stamp] WOLSINGHAM 26 NO 27 [Inverted text showing through from back] CEOFFREY SUMMERS WILLIAMSON Hawthorn House Milburn House [Handwritten memo] We have no further details for this Airfoilo, and can only suggest that patterns are put in hand and castings made for this C. Plate & get this checked out immediately. It is very necessary to see this part as it may be coming several times C. Plate also it might be the part which holds the two cross shafts together where no other plates hold the planet box together. If this is so then we should not take any chances on this a/c. It may be advisable to put in hand several more pieces just in case. As the part C. Plate itself is so very small and cheap, I think we are fully justified in making several [Handwritten annotations] HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/ 26.11.27 400/50 We have done all we know (less the strut & front axle) Is there anything you can suggest? 20HP What do you suggest please B WA{Mr Wallis} 1/11 | ||