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).
Letter to The Clews Petersen Piston Ring & Eng. Co. Ltd. requesting the supply of two dozen Clupet Scraper Rings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 148\3\ scan0109 | |
| Date | 28th October 1935 | |
| +1256 Exptl. Dept. HB{C. E. Harcombe}/Mths.{Reg Matthews}5/KW. 28th October, 1935. The Clews Petersen Piston Ring & Eng. Co. Ltd., West Heath Works, Mill Lane, West Hampstead, London, N.W.6. Dear Sirs, Will you please supply two dozen of your Clupet Scraper Rings suitable for our 3 1/4" dia. pistons. We do not know the dimensions of your rings; and whether you have any that will fit in our existing ring groove, but the attached sketch shows the dimensions of our present scraper ring groove. An official order is being forwarded to you by our Order Office. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. | ||