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).
Mr. Royce's preference for a dull finish on spanners.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\J\January1923\ Scan98 | |
| Date | 26th January 1923 | |
| TO BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} FROM E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to CJ. c. to HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to FP.{F. Potts} [Struck through] [Stamp] ORIGINAL E1/M26.1.23. RE. FINISH OF SPANNERS. X1027 [Handwritten and struck through] Referring to the sample spanners you left at WW. on the occasion of your last visit, please note Mr. Royce prefers those with the dull finish, that is, those that have merely been fettled and sheradised. Since dictating the above memo. we have received your BY10/P23.1.23. [Circular Stamp: RECEIVED, with clock face, H8, 20, 1923] | ||