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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).
Vehicle mileage log and performance report noting a broken glass screen.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 180\M1\2\  img022
Date  16th May 1922
  
ORIGINAL 5
Hotel de l'Ouest
Laval

To. H.S. from Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} 6GII May 16. 1922
Car has run as follows X4086
May 11th. ~~398~~ miles 400
" 12th. ~~278~~ " 278
" 13th. ~~380~~ " 381
" 14th. (407)~~408~~ " 405
" 15th. ~~355~~ " 360

Previous total at Laval 3351
Since leaving Derby and
before reaching Laval. 1846
May 15th - Total miles to date.} 7021
Since leaving Derby. }

The car is still running well and there have been no further troubles to report. The breakage of the glass top screen was rather alarming and it seems advisable to make all the movable screens divided so as not to use large sheets of glass

Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer}
  
  


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