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).
Page 2 of a letter from Specialloid Limited concerning piston weight and arrangements for bench and road testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 148\4\ scan0300 | |
| Date | 28th September 1934 | |
| Specialloid LIMITED Friern Park North Finchley. N.12. -2- Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd. 28.9.34. be in attendance during all the earlier bench and road tests carried out on our pistons. Our estimated weight for the piston bare is between 14 1/2 to 15 ozs. and to keep the actual weight within close limits, we have incorporated a balancing spigot at the inner side of the foot of the skirt. We are prepared upon receipt of your instructions, to commence with the immediate manufacture of the necessary die apparatus and shall be very pleased to arrange for the supply of a suitable number of pistons which you may require for complete bench and road test. We are, Yours faithfully, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF SPECIALLOID LIMITED. SERVICE DEPARTMENT. (L.P.Gibson) | ||