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).
Secret memo regarding an oil catcher for the 4-wheel brake system.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\L\April1924-June1924\ Scan20 | |
| Date | 21th June 1924 | |
| ORIGINAL TO HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} FROM DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} SECRET. DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}2/M21.6.24. Copy to - CJ. " - WOR.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} " - BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} A.C. 4 WHEEL BRAKES. X9940 Referring to HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}3/LG18624., we should like to point out that on N.scheme 1780. there is shewn an oil catcher fastened to the brake drum, the object of which is to trap any oil coming out of the front hub. We presume from your remarks in the report that this has not yet been tried? DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||