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).
The dispatch and marking of steel bars for the Phantom II Camshaft and Tappet.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 13\2\ 02-page064 | |
| Date | 22th March 1930 | |
| BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} x7090 ROY{Sir Henry Royce}/RCB4/HP22.3.30. Phantom 11 Camshaft and Tappet. Referring to yours EY15/G17.3.30 we are pleased to inform you that Messrs. Thos. Firth & Sons Limited. telephoned us about the 1" bar and the 6 lengths for Camshafts in 2% Case Hardening Nickel Steel is now in their warehouse and will in all probability be despatched today (21/3/30). We have instructed them tentatively to paint these bars the usual azure blue with red rings, and they will also stamp the bars 2% Case Hardening Nickel Steel. ROY{Sir Henry Royce} | ||