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).
Comparison of specified steel sheet sizes versus the nearest sizes offered by supplier John Summers & Sons Ltd.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 109\2\ scan0136 | |
| Date | 6th February 1941 | |
| ATTACHMENT FOR LETTER TO W. A.{Mr Adams} ROBOTHAM, ESQ., ROLLS-ROYCE LTD., DERBY. John Summers & Sons Ltd., 6. 2. 41 STEEL REQUIRED FOR MYTH (Deep Drawing Auto-Body Sheet.) Size Specified by Rolls-Royce Ltd. 72" x 48" x .048" 72" x 48" x .040" 72" x 48" x .032" 72" x 48" x .028" 72" x 48" x .036" 72" x 48" x .080" Nearest Size offered by J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} S. & S. [The following two items are grouped by a handwritten brace and note: Quantity x2] ✓ 72" x 24" x .048" ✓ 96" x 36" x .042" (handwritten '.036' is above and crossed out) ✓ 80" x 48" x .030/.032" [CROSSED OUT: 80" x 48" x .028/.033"] [CROSSED OUT, handwritten: 80" x 48" x .030/.032"] [Handwritten note: Replace by above 80"x48" x .030"/.032"] [The following two items are grouped by a handwritten brace and note: Quantity x2] 55 3/4" x 40 1/2" x .0356" ✓ 72 1/2" x 32" x .084/.092" * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * | ||