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).
Urgent request to build a special Bentley dynamo for customers who 'potter about' London, requiring a modified set of poles.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 62\3\ scan0473 | |
| Date | 12th December 1934 | |
| RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} c. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst. 16142 BY/RD2/W.12.12.34. SPECIAL BENTLEY DYNAMO. Field Winding,Sec.8100. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}is particularly interested in a special dynamo to suit customers who just 'potter about' London ; therefore, we wish to build up one dynamo and to do this we shall require one set of Poles,D.70428 - 4 off,blue print of which is attached hereto. Will you please have these put in hand. These can be made from the standard forging now on production,Piece Number D.71047,and are in all respects identical,except that the bore is smaller. This is urgently required. BY/RD. | ||