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).
The inability to fit a standard silencer due to a lack of staybrite welding material.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 11\5\ 05-page176 | |
| Date | 25th September 1934 guessed | |
| To Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} From G.W.H. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} x7941 Hotel de France, Chateauroux. Indre. France. 28-EX. We have not, as yet, been able to fit the standard silencer sent out. We have no staybrite material for welding purposes, and application to the Paris Depot find them without, but expecting to receive some wire daily from Derby. We are of the opinion that the silencer parts sent out could have had more parts welded up. There are severn joints left to be welded up. G.W.H. G.W.Hancock | ||