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Drawing No. LeC. 1869 for a spring pressure device related to the clutch brake.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 182\M20\M20.1\  img033
Date  12th May 1924
  
SECRET CONFIDENTIAL

TO DY. {F R Danby} FROM E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer}

Copy to - CH. [crossed out] HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}

E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} A. {Mr Adams} C.

re. CLUTCH BRAKE.

[Handwritten and crossed out: X9301]

We send you herewith drawing No. LeC. 1869., shewing the spring pressure device placed between the universal joint and the crankshaft to assist in stopping the clutch, particularly when it's [handwritten correction, replacing 'the car has'] nose pointing down hill. This must be used [stamped over/cancelled] in conjunction with the friction pad already sent for EAC.2.

E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer}
  
  
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).


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