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).
Results of a fabric coupling test and its real-world performance.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\M\2April1925-June1925\ Scan43 | |
| Date | 29th April 1925 | |
| To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to St.{Capt. P. R. Strong} (W.W.) ORIGINAL Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}5/LG29.4.25. FABRIC COUPLING TEST. X8305 You will see on attached print that the load on the reversal load is much less than ax I led you to believe when I was at W.W. The car in France has run 3,000 miles fitted with the new coupling. So far, there is no sign of failure. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||