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).
Cost comparisons for various starting handle schemes.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 148\5\ scan0199 | |
| Date | 13th September 1937 | |
| X 1260 To G/Rb.{R. Bowen} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std.9/IH.13.9.37. Will you please let us have the costs of starting handle scheme LeC.5610 (both schemes) for Ph.III. and schemes LeC.5563 and LeC.5623 for Wraith, compared with:- (a) the present standard starting handle scheme on Ph.III. (b) The starting handle scheme instructed for Wraith II. (c) The standard 25/30 H.P. starting handle scheme. In costing the LeC. schemes above, account must be taken of the deletion of the rear starting handle support bracket etc. These figures are required for the next Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} conference on 7/10/37. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. | ||