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).
Piece of glass silk from Chance Bros. & Co. Ltd., sent to the Experimental Dept. for testing against felt for heat and sound insulation.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 138\1\ scan0203 | |
| Date | 12th September 1935 | |
| Wyman Received X1160 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} BY/Mtn24/N.12.9.35. Kindly note we have sent into the Experimental Dept. a piece of glass silk which has been supplied to us by Chance Bros. & Co.Ltd., Glasgow. which they claim to be very satisfactory for heat and sound insulation. We thought probably you would like to try this material against felt on the insulation schemes you have in hand at the present time. BY/Mtn. | ||