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).
Design and suitability of a guard ring type steering column control.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 178\3\ img024 | |
| Date | 15th January 1932 | |
| HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} FROM R.{Sir Henry Royce} (At Le CanadelHenry Royce's French residence.) C to SG.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} WOR.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} E.D. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} ORIGINAL R1/W15.1.32. Sent from WW. 19.1.32. x 5430. x 7430. x 4553. x 4057. STEERING COLUMN CONTROLS - GUARD RING TYPE. These are at Derby being detailed. They are suitable for J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} 3. and P. 2., with a smaller edition for B. 2., and Peregrine. They are very simple to make, and we think that it is the easiest design that is effective and positively locked. The 4 controls include the dimming switch and electric horn. There is no possibility of trapping one's fingers. The design entails some unskilled work, and one thinks might be made in the Electrical Dept. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||