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).
Arrangements for fitting two different types of aluminium discs to wire wheels for comparative testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 33\4\ Scan031 | |
| Date | 30th April 1919 | |
| R R 235 a-200 T) (S.F. 673 22-3-19) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2376 X.3544. X.1761. EH. from BY/RB.{R. Bowen} BY/RB{R. Bowen}9/P30.4.19. ALUMINIUM DISCS FOR WIRE WHEELS. ------------------------------- Kindly note that we have now made arrangements with Messrs. Barkers, for them to fit aluminium discs to 2 wire wheels for us. We also propose having three more wheels fitted with discs of our own design, which be will/handed over to you in order that you might try one type against the other. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} | ||