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).
Request to order four bimetal spiral strips with specific dimensions from F.W. Miller and Co. Ltd.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 156\1\ scan0061 | |
| Date | 19th December 1934 | |
| To Roy {Sir Henry Royce} : Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Std.9/KW.19.12.34. Will you please order for us from F.W.Miller and Co.Ltd., Milarna Works, Nansen Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham, four bimetal spiral strips, similar to attached print Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 1663, but having the following dimensions respectively (to be made from "Miller's Low Temperature Standard Thermostatic Metal") :- | | Overall Dia. A" | Width of Strip B" | Thickness of Strip T" | Total Length of strip L" | |---|---|---|---|---| | 1st strip | 1.500 | .500 | .040 | 25" | | 2nd strip | 1.500 | .750 | .050 | 25" | | 3rd strip | 2.000 | .500 | .050 | 30" | | 4th strip | 2.000 | .750 | .060 | 30" | We have already asked them for a strip to Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 1660 which they have offered to supply to us free of charge - this should be delivered shortly. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Std. | ||