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).
Experimenting with different finishes for instrument dials and panel rims.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 62\2\ scan0107 | |
| Date | 17th June 1932 | |
| X6135 Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}9/MJ.17.6.32. With reference to the attached. We have already arranged for Wst. to send several sets of the dials of the Smith instruments away, to see if we can obtain a finish which is different to that fitted to the Morris and at the same time acceptable to Sales. This appears to be the only point which can be varied easily without considerable increase in the cost of the patch and so defeating its object. With regard to the rim round the panel. As this is manufactured by the Works it is easy for us to experiment with something lighter with a different type of finish, with a view to eliminating this criticism. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Attached Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager}16/KW15.6.32. | ||