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).
From E. to Hy. detailing Mr. Royce's instruction for all spanners to be single-ended and requesting samples of sheet steel spanners.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\I\October1922\ Scan0 | |
| Date | 10th February 1922 | |
| To Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} from E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to cJ. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hp. ORIGINAL E1/M2.10.22. X4083 SPANNERS. In reply to your query re spanners kindly note Mr. Royce wishes all spanners, from the smallest to the largest, to be single ended. Further to the above he would like you to obtain samples of spanners made from sheet steel (by Messrs Perry) - of various sizes - and send to WW. for his inspection. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} RECEIVED OCT 1 | ||