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).
Blueprint for a propeller shaft oil retaining arrangement, suggesting its application in a new small car design.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 77\1\ scan0130 | |
| Date | 22th November 1920 | |
| X4255 To E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}1L/LG22.11.20. X.4255 X.4219. X.3408. G: 4567. - ARRGT. OF PROP: SHAFT. Attached herewith is blue-print showing the oil retaining arrangement on the Northcliffe Propeller Shaft We think that this might be of interest to you in getting out the new designs. We suggest that any scheme you get out for the small car could be tried on the Hawk-Northcliffe. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||