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 G.P. Wallis to Hives requesting an opinion on a new front spring shackle and a variable speed fan.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 135\1\ scan0003 | |
| Date | 31th January 1922 | |
| X3438 125 Avenue Malakoff, Paris January 31st. 1922. Wa{Mr Wallis}7/Go. Dear Hives X.2628 X.3438 (struck through) X1509 I have two interesting articles on which I should like an opinion but I do not want to send them if they are simply going to be side tracked. Give me an opinion as to whether you think they are of any interest. The first is a new type of front spring shackle which does away with that unpleasant noise due to wear. A friend of mine has had a pair fitted to his car with good results. The second is a variable speed fan controlled from the steering column; this does away with thermostats blanking plates and other similar contraptions. I will send the spring shackles at the first opportunity but at any rate I enclose description and blue print. Let me have a line giving your opinion. Yours, G.P.Wallis. | ||