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).
Confirming an agreement with Jonas Woodhead & Sons to change the material for rear springs to round edge, slightly concave.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 42\3\ Scan133 | |
| Date | 3rd December 1920 | |
| Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X2628 X3854 By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Wd.{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} c. to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} RECEIVED DEC 9 Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead}5/NJ3.12.20. Chassis Front & Rear Springs. Further to mine Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead}3/NJ30.11.20, we are now in receipt of a reply from Jonas Woodhead & Sons to our letter ref.- Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead}2/NJ301120 (copy in your possession) stating that our decision to employ round edge material rolled slightly concave for the rear springs will facilitate manufacture and be in accordance with their usual practice. They will bring this alteration in as soon as they have used up the square edge material which they have in hand. Wd.{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} | ||