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).
Telegram reporting a broken steel fan blade and radiator damage, requiring replacement parts.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 82\3\ scan0184 | |
| Date | 10th April 1935 | |
| POST OFFICE TELEGRAPHS No. 87 Office Stamp: DERBY 10 APR 35 CONFIRMATION TIME OF RECEIPT: AM 11 44 Origin line: 162 SC 10 1050 GDEBRETAGN CHATEAUROUX 19 To: ROYCAR DERBY = Message: HIVES STEEL FANBLADE BROKEN OFF BRACKET BROKEN RADIATOR MATRIX CUT REQUIRE NEW RADIATOR AND FAN BRACKET = HANCOCK ++ HIVES ++ | ||