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).
Order for a 3-ton screw jack for experimental use at Shardlow.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 143\1\ scan0166 | |
| Date | 5th May 1936 | |
| X1209 To EJJ. [struck through] c to Mr. Peskett. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale}34/JH.5.5.36. 3 Ton Screw Jack. [underlined] Will you please order a compact 3 ton screw jack for use at Shardlow. As Mr. Paskett is unable to lend us his jacks, for experimental purposes, and as we have already stripped the thread of one car's jack will you please urge the order. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale} | ||