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).
Requesting a vacuum pump piston connecting rod and eccentric be sent to Autovac Manfg. Co. Ltd. for testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 40\4\ Scan309 | |
| Date | 29th August 1929 | |
| To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} X3579 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}1/MJ.29.8.29. X3579. X7510. With reference to the vacuum pump cylinder piston connecting rod and a eccentric which we mentioned to you yesterday. Will you please arrange to send this to the Autovac Manfg. Co.Ltd., together with a drawing showing the working height of the piston in the cylinder, so that they will be able to arrange it for test. We are attaching a copy of their letter for reference. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} | ||