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).
The delayed arrival of a new 20 HP louvred bonnet for inspection.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 102\6\ scan0043 | |
| Date | 3rd November 1926 | |
| S/W. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} F5260 CWB15/GM/3-11-26. 20 H.P. LOUVRED BONNET. Some 3 or 4 weeks ago you wrote me advising that a new type of louvred bonnet for 20 h.p. with slight alterations in the dimensions of the louvres, would be sent here for inspection in a week or 10 days, but so far it does not appear to have arrived. Please let me know whether it has gone astray or if not, when we may expect it. CWB. [Handwritten Signature: CWB] [Handwritten Note] HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Near Side Bonnet Side Plate on II B III is the latest (struck through) Louvred Type referred to above. HAC | ||