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).
Enquiry into the availability and cost of lead-coated sheet metal in light gauges.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 149\3\ scan0124 | |
| Date | 23th February 1940 | |
| 1263. Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} c. Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}14/ML.23.2.40. We have been making enquiries as to the possibility of obtaining lead coated sheet in light gauges. There does not seem to be any difficulty in getting lead coated sheet down to as low as .017. 24 gauge comes out at £26. 5. 0d. per ton or in smaller quantities £28. 15. 0d. I do not know how this compares with Cookley Key best charcoal tinned sheet. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||