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).
Agreeing to adopt the Tangye Jack for the 40/50 HP chassis to replace the Dunlop jack.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 52\4\ Scan028 | |
| Date | 23th May 1929 | |
| To EY [struck through] from Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Copy to Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /AJL. Jack for 40/50 HP Chassis. Sgl/E23.5.29 Cx {Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} [struck through] Replying to BY7/G15.5.29 I have made enquiries in regard to the Tangye Jack for the 40/50 HP chassis and find that we are in agreement with the adoption of this jack as against the present Dunlop. Will you please, therefore, arrange accordingly as soon as stocks of Dunlops permit, and advise Cx. {Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} in due course as to about when you anticipate the Tangye Jack will commence to come through as standard. Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} [Handwritten annotation]: 74491 | ||