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).
Comparing the performance of Bosch electrical windscreen wipers against Lucas wipers.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 23\3\ Scan142 | |
| Date | 28th January 1929 | |
| To Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to C. PN.{Mr Northey} c. to CX.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} X1087 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}4/LG28.1.29. WIND SCREEN WIPERS. From our tests so far we should say the most satisfactory wind screen wiper is the Bosch electrical. This wiper has run recently 11,000 miles on 18-EX and 10,000 miles on 14-G-4. As regards the Lucas wiper. This is being fitted on to the next car going to France. We will let you have a report in due course. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||