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).
Standardisation of a spherical ended lock for a 40/50 HP engine coupling.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 74\3\ scan0005 | |
| Date | 24th September 1923 | |
| Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} V3435 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}3/LG24. 9.23. 40/50 HP. ENGINE COUPLING. In R's memo. - continuation of R1/M24.8.23 Item. 2183, he states - "I think it might be worth while standardising for this job the scheme of using a spherical ended lock which could be turned round when worn on the first pair of surfaces". We take it that you will be supplying a suitable design for this. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||