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).
Request to order graphite and carbon blocks for brake tests.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 140\4\ scan0155 | |
| Date | 26th January 1938 | |
| To Roy.{Sir Henry Royce} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale} c.c. G/JWH. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale}1/MH.{M. Huckerby}26.1.38. Handwritten: YP? 1029? GRAPHITE & CARBON BLOCKS. Will you please order 4 Graphite blocks, material Link 7738, and 4 carbon blocks, material Link 3114, in the shape of ourdrawing GB.754 but undrilled, from the Morgan Crucible Co. Ltd., The price is 7/6d. each for 4 blocks. Morgans have a drawing. The blocks are wanted for brake tests. In writing please quote letter reference ZK/D.W. 0.5578. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale} | ||