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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).
Request for different cast iron servo linings for 25 HP servo tests.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 105\4\  scan0140
Date  12th July 1934
  
X5370
TO RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}

Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}12/KW.12.7.34.

25 HP. Servo Tests.

We wish to try some servo linings of cast iron.

Will you please supply us with 4 linings to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}1462 in the standard cast iron Spec. 212A and 4 linings to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}1462 in cast iron Spec. 249.

The latter material is the iron used for the old Silver Ghost brake shoes.

The above are wanted as soon as possible.

Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/F.J.Hardy.
  
  


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