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).
Required measurement specifications for a Hydraulic Spring Tester.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 80\2\ scan0009 | |
| Date | 2nd June 1914 | |
| To Na.{Mr Nadin} from R.{Sir Henry Royce} 2. R4/P 2. 6. 14. Re Hydraulic Spring Tester. approval, but I should be of the decided opinion that the scales should read in one hundred of lbs., and that the deflection scale should be divided in tenths of lbs. and twentieths of inches. I think we should very clearly make a rule of keeping our units in inch pounds throughout our technical work at least. The one I refer to is the 3 ton Hydraulic Spring Tester at about £57.0.0. by Avery. R.{Sir Henry Royce} encl. Avery's Specification. | ||