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).
The testing of chassis springs without nibs and slots.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 119\2\ scan0112 | |
| Date | 23th June 1920 | |
| To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} From Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} x.1331 VFE Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}3/LG23.6.20. X.1331/ RE. CHASSIS SPRINGS. X.3981 Attached herewith is a list of Springs which have had no nibs and slots and which have been tested on the Bumper. It will be seen that it is not only the leaves with a low Brinell figure which break. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} E C JUN 24 RECEIVED. R.R. 235 B (50 T) (S F 846 6-8-19) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2461. | ||