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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).
The results of water leakage tests on licence holders.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 76\1\  scan0116
Date  20th January 1921
  
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To DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/TMW.

Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/TMW5/LG20.1.21.

RE. LICENCE HOLDERS.

We have tested the above Holders by placing them under running water and we have obtained the following results:-

No. Hrs. Condition.
1 8 O.K.
2 8 O.K.
3 4 Started to leak.
4 4 " " "
5 2 1/2 " " "
6 1 1/2 " " "
7 15 secs. " " "
8 Glass broke when fitting up - not tested.

Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/TMW.
  
  


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