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).
Departmental memo suggesting alterations to rear brakes to prevent them from sticking due to water and mud.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 32\2\ Scan004 | |
| Date | 18th March 1911 | |
| R.R. 3489 (100 H) (F 861. 25.2.10) E.P. 6138. DEPARTMENTAL MEMO. Issued Mar 18.1911 H1021 This column is for Name of Person addressed. DATE. Re. Rear Brakes. N.t.W. 17.3.11. I suggest that some alteration be made to the rear brakes, which will render them less liable to become stuck on, and stiff in the joints due to water and mud getting into the bearings. About one half the cars which come to Page St for repairs suffer from this trouble. H H Edmund X383 Mr.Barrington 20/3/11 D4/EF20311 Perhaps you will submit this to Mr.Royce at a convenient opportunity. p. J.DeLooze, E.F. Lubrication arranged for. This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||