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).
Urgent internal memo requesting various sets of leaf springs to be cadmium plated and grooved for several cars.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 30\6\ Scan078 | |
Date | 29th May 1929 | |
X1360 To RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}/HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}2/LG29.5.29. X7410 Will you please arrange to get the 1100 lbs. rear SS.{S. Smith} springs in the Stores cadmium plated and grooved according to the latest practice. These springs will be fitted to 18-EX car at the first opportunity. We further require a pair of 1050 or 1100 lbs. front springs for the bump with the top four leaves grooved as on 21-EX - blue print attached. Since changing the body on 17-G1V., we now require a pair of 750 lbs. rear springs for this car. These should be plated and grooved to Z.30 drg. URGENT. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||