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).
Page 2 of a letter to Messrs. Peto & Radford regarding bolted versus burnt up connections.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 168b\3\ img199 | |
| Date | 24th May 1929 | |
| Messrs. Peto & Radford, 50 Grosvenor Gardens, LONDON, S.W.1. 24th May, 1929. -2- Another argument, though probably of less weight, is that in our opinion the bolted up connections are less likely to be imperfectly made than burnt up ones. Several cases have been known where burnt up connections have not been correctly re-made by the repairers, and one case has been known (a P & R) in which a burnt up connection has been faulty as made by the manufacturer. We beg to say therefore, that we are still not in favour of the transition. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. | ||