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).
Suggestion to use bakelite for a switchbox.
Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\R\October1927-December1927\ Scan010 | |
Date | 6th October 1927 | |
BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer}) FROM R.{Sir Henry Royce} HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}) C. to BJ. WOR.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} ORIGINAL R3/M6.10.27. SWITCHBOX. X8730 Replying to your BY8/J41027., re. suggestion of bakelite for the above, we should consider this if makingextensive alterations, but at the moment I do not think it would be worth while, considering we have so many things to improve which are necessary. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||