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).
Requesting blueprints and listing parts for the 'Spectre' project instrument board.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 62\2\ scan0342 | |
| Date | 22th December 1934 | |
| RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} c. E c. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst. WST Y6135 BY/RD1/W.22.12.34. "SpectreCodename for Phantom III". Instrument Board, Sec. 7190. R.R. Scheme 732. Please receive herewith blue prints of the following details made from the above scheme. Will you please have two sets put in hand :- D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} 1409. Rivet for Fuse Body. D.73952. Ruby Glass, Warning Light. D.74847. Arrgt.of Instrument Board. D.74869. Green Glass, Petrol Warning Light. D.74986. Support Plate. D.74987. Case, Inst. Group. D.74988. Casing, Inst. Lamp. D.74989. Contact Sleeve. D.74990. Earth Contact. D.74991. Assembly of Inst. Lamp. D.74992. Retaining Plate. D.74993. Shield, Warning Light. D.74994. Bacing Disc. D.74995. Indicator Base. D.74996. -do- D.74997. -do- D.74998. Amber Glass, Dipper Warning Light. D.74798. L.O.P. (3 Sheets) Other parts on the L.O.P. for which prints are not now issued, are standard production pieces. D.74735 - Socket, Lamp Holder, 8 off, should be re-ordered. Prints of this have previously been issued. With regard to the instruments themselves, these will be instructed separately and no notice should be taken for the time being of Sheet 3 of the L.O.P. Messrs. Smith's representatives have visited us and they are producing three sets of instruments and we will make our drawings when we get a little further information from them. 3 sets c. RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}/WSC.{W. S. Cassel} BY/RD. | ||