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).
Cover memorandum clarifying that the company is not working to finer limits on piston clearances, contrary to a recent suggestion.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 66\1\ scan0188 | |
| Date | 7th February 1929 | |
| Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Mx.{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} X8040 Mx{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer}9/T7.2.29. I think you will be interested in the attached copy of memo from Br.{T. E. Bellringer - Repair Manager} I have replied to it and disillusioned him with regard to his suggestion that we are working to finer limits on piston clearances - as you are aware, the contrary is the case. Mx{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} [Stamp: RECEIVED 8 FEB 1929] | ||