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).
Push-type bonnet catches working loose and proposing a locking device.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 12\7\ 07-page051 | |
| Date | 13th August 1929 | |
| X7260 To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} c. to Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Ba. c. to Ry. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}/MJ13.8.29. X 7260 X 1140 "S.S." Bonnets to LOP.A78559 with Push type catches to NS{Norman Scott}2464. We had during the tests in France, considerable trouble in avoiding the loss of the knobs of the push catches. We found these to be continually working loose and one knob was eventually lose. We think it desirable that some locking device should be adopted to prevent this. It would have to be fitted after the erection of the catches on the bonnet. G.W.Hancock. | ||