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).
Modified Hardy Spicer propellor shaft and a request for comparative prices.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 148\4\ scan0043 | |
| Date | 18th November 1935 | |
| X1262 To Roy.{Sir Henry Royce} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}4/KW.18.11.35. We recently had the Hardy Spicer propellor Shaft modified. It is now running 15,000 miles in France. We asked you to obtain comparative prices for this propellor shaft compared with the one we are at present using. We shall be glad to have the figures as soon as they are available. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||