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 tested device and suggesting a material change for a thrust piece.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 66a\3\ scan0156 | |
| Date | 16th January 1928 guessed | |
| contd :- -2- eliminate gland leakage. In the very crude device which you will see we have tested, we did not get any very noticeable pick up. You will note from OY's remarks that the wooden thrust piece is not very good and perhaps you would incorporate a cadmium plated metal piece as you were considering when you were up here. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||