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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).
Cablegram from Detroit regarding a disappointing engine ride and proposed design alternatives.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 173\1\  img258
Date  9th February 1934
  
FORM No. 6.
WESTERN UNION
(THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY)
CABLEGRAM 1320
BIRMINGHAM, 1, BROAD ST.{Capt. P. R. Strong} CHAMBERS
TELEPHONE, CENTRAL 2854,
TELEX, CENTRAL 2850,
ANGLO-AMERICAN TELEGRAPH Co., Ld. CANADIAN NATIONAL TELEGRAPHS.
USA FEB 9 AM 7 03
MF BM 21 DETROIT 47 8
NLT ROYCAR DERBY
ROLLS ROYCE LTD
NIGHTINGALE ROAD
DERBY
HIVES AIRFLOW RIDE DISAPPOINTING LATEST EIGHTS HAVE MAIN BEARINGS PROGRESSIVELY INCREASING IN DIAMETER TOWARDS FLYWHEEL FRONT TWO AND A QUARTER REAR TWO AND THREEQUARTERS COMMEND KNEE ACTION RATHER THAN CHEVHOLET SCHEME STOP DRAWINGS FOR SLIDING HELICALS FOR SILENT BOTTOM AND REVERSE IN POST
ROBOTHAM
  
  


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