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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).
Confirming the start of production for AC7 gravity cast billets, batch number one.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 115\3\  scan0127
Date  24th November 1937
  
Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}
BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer}
Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
H1.
HPs.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}

1020.
SWDC Files

Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/JWW10/HM.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} 24. 11. 37.

AC7 Gravity Cast Billets - Batch No.1.
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Further to our memo', reference Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/JWW.14/HM.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} 17.11.37. we have received a production card for the manufacture of these Billets, and we understand that the sample castings have been proved satisfactory.

We are, therefore, proceeding with production and forwarding specimen from the cast to H1 for test as arranged.

JWW/HM.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs}
  
  


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