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).
Requesting the production of parts for a car heater being developed by John Marstons for cold weather testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 137\2\ scan0001 | |
| Date | 4th January 1938 | |
| To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. 8 2006 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std.7/MH.{M. Huckerby}4.1.38. CAR HEATER - B.III. 1158 Messrs. John Marstons are making a car heater for us to our scheme DCD.221 and have completed their portions of the job. In order to complete the heater they require the parts instructed under memo By/RD.4/B.4.1.38 - the parts actually required by Marstons being indicated separately in that memo. Will you please produce two sets of these parts as soon as possible and forward one set built into an assembly unit of outer race, spindle, and fan as shown on DCD.221 (Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. will supply the fan) to Messrs. Marstons. We want them to have these parts with a minimum of delay in order to test the heater during the coldest weather. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. | ||