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).
Recommendation to use soft aluminium washers in place of fibre ones.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\O\January1926-March1926\ Scan117 | |
| Date | 8th March 1926 | |
| TO HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} FROM E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Copy to BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} ORIGINAL E2/M8.3.26. V3855 X8180 X8190 re. USE OF ALUMINIUM WASHER IN PLACE OF FIBRE. In reply to your memo. HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}7/LG5326., concerning BYZ/H3326., I am sorry but I do not recollect anything in connection with a point being raised by BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} concerning these washers. As a matter of fact we are recommending the use of soft aluminium washers in connection with the revised spherical unions/nuts, and we should consider they were equally suitable for the drain pipe union in question. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} [Signature] | ||