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).
Letter from the Springfield, MA office to Derby, England regarding the lubrication of the clutch spigot.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 20\1\ Scan032 | |
| Date | 27th February 1923 | |
| X872 ROLLS-ROYCE OF AMERICA, INC. SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Oy4-W-22723 February 27, 1923. Mr. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} W. Hives, Rolls-Royce, Limited, Derby, England. Dear Hives: Re Lubrication of Clutch Spigot I enclose copy of reply I have sent to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} P.'s letter on this subject, Oy3-W-22723. We use a bush of ordinary cast phosphor bronze with 10% lead. There are probably now 500 Rolls-Royce cars, at least, running in this country, with an individual mileage of anything up to 25,000 miles, without the oil valve or with the valve out of action. Oy. M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} Olley | ||