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).
Letter to Messrs. Park Ward & Co. Ltd. recommending a 3/4 inch thickness for 'Rhino' cork core plywood floorboards.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 136\5\ scan0114 | |
| Date | 13th October 1936 | |
| X 1044 1141 Exptl. Dept. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}9/JH. 13th October, 1936. Messrs. Park Ward & Co.Ltd., 473, High Road, Willesden, LONDON. N.W.10. For the attention of Mr. Thompson. Dear Sirs, Re 24-G-6. With reference to the "Rhino" cork core plywood for floorboards, we should recommend using a thickness of ¾". This has a middle sheet of ply. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LTD. | ||