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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).
Copy of a telegram from Mr. Royce discussing patents, servos, brakes, and steering design.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 73\2\  scan0261
Date  21th February 1924
  
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To Hives, Olley, Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}, Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} from Rg.{Mr Rowledge}

COPY OF TELEGRAM RECEIVED FROM MR. ROYCE, 21ST FEBRUARY 1924.

ROWLEDGE REGARDING PATENT FOR FOOT ASSISTED RATCHET DRIVEN SLOW SPEED SERVO PRESS COMBINED REPORTS OF BAILEY AND CLAREMONT TO DECIDE WE GIVING HELP THUS PROBABLY SUNBEAM RENAULT AND OTHERS USING SIMILAR SCHEME PERHAPS PEUGOTT WOULD KNOW stop PEDAL BRAKES MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR ODD INCHES BOTH WAYS FOR SHUNTING SYSTEM MUST BE SIMPLE IN APPEARANCE AND OBVIOUS FEAR YOUR SCHEMES CANNOT COMPARE WITH EXISTING IF WE HAVE RELIABLE SLOW SPEED SERVO CAN WE NOT STILL USE SEMISERVO stop ROAD SHOCKS SUGGEST REFER HISPANO AND COMPROMISE BY INCLINING ROAD WHEEL SLIGHTLY MORE OUTWARDS INCLINE PIVOT SLIGHTLY MORE BACKWARDS DEPART FROM CENTRAL STEERING NEARLY ONE INCH PUSH WHEEL OVER PIVOT EVERY FRACTION ONLY REAL SOLUTION VERTICAL PIVOT IN CENTRE OF WHEEL stop HEAT TO DYNAMO TEST AT ONCE ELLIOTT DESIGN OF PIPE USING SHEET METAL JACKET ON PIPE WIRE ME ANY DEFINITE RESULTS REPLY TO WITTERING.
  
  


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