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).
Agreeing with a suggestion to use hardened washers to reduce wear on front springs and shackles.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\F\May1921\ Scan13 | |
| Date | 1st May 1921 | |
| To ~~BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer}~~ from R.{Sir Henry Royce} Copy to ~~GJ~~ # HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} R11/G10/5/21. 2 [STAMP: ORIGINAL] [STAMP: RECEIVED] X2628. X.483. RE FRONT SPRINGS. I quite agree with your suggestion of putting in hardened washers to see if they will reduce the wear of the front springs or shackles; they certainly should do so. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||