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).
Internal request to place an official order for a special thermostat with a custom temperature setting.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 156\2\ scan0196 | |
| Date | 22th February 1939 | |
| 1328 To Roy.{Sir Henry Royce} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} c. G/JWH. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}8/MH.{M. Huckerby}22.2.39. Will you please send an official order to The British Thermostat Co. Ltd. for one special thermostat to our EB.3509, but set to open at 68-70°C instead of the standard 75-77°C. We have requested this in our letter ref. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}7/MH.{M. Huckerby}22.2.39. O/N. 51920. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} | ||