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).
Status of outside patent searches and specifications.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 147\2\ scan0317 | |
| Date | 16th May 1940 | |
| Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} from N.W. [Handwritten note: Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}] NW{N. Walker - Patents}8/MV. 16.5.40. re: OUTSIDE PATENT SEARCHES. Referring to your Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}13/ML.13.5.40; the Rover Specification 519,626 has been passed to Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}, who has sent it on to Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} [Handwritten initials in pink ink: Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}] The remaining two specifications are at present only in the application stage and, as explained on our Lists of Applications, no further information is yet obtained. N.W. [Signature] | ||