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).
The successful use of cast iron pistons and sending a sample to West Wittering.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\D\December1919\ Scan34 | |
| Date | 12th December 1919 | |
| R R 235 B (200 T) (S F.{Mr Friese} 673. 22-5-19) G 2376. X.3484 To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to CJ. c. to HA. c. to DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} C.1K. ORIGINAL. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}3/LGM.12.12.19. X.3484 ER PISTONS. The most successful cast iron pistons we have used on the car are E.4237. We are sending a sample of these pistons to West WitteringHenry Royce's home town. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||