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).
Request to send an official order to the Light Production Co. for piston rings for a 3 1/2' bore Bentley.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 87\2\ scan0091 | |
| Date | 14th November 1935 | |
| To Roy.{Sir Henry Royce} x236 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Mths.{Reg Matthews}17/KW.14.11.35. We have requested the Light Production Co. Ltd. to supply 24. Compression Rings and 12. Scraper Rings suitable for 3 1/2" bore Bentley. We have specified that the rings should have a turned finish instead of the usual ground finish. Will you please send the official order to the Light Production Co. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/R.Matthews. | ||