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 The S.U. Company Ltd. concerning the trial of aluminium washers for petrol pumps.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 149\1\ scan0301 | |
| Date | 11th September 1936 | |
| X1263 Exptl. Dept. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}14/KW. 11th September, 1936. C.T. Skinner Esq., The S.U. Company Ltd., East Works, Adderley Park, Birmingham 8. Dear Mr. Skinner, Petrol Pumps. With reference to your letter of the 10th inst., TCS/HMH. The question of aluminium washers has been discussed with our Chief Designer and Production Engineer. The decision has been to try an aluminium washer of reduced area, also a C.& A.{Mr Adams} washer. These will be tested in our Experimental Dept. and the final results will be forwarded to you, we hope without much delay. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. | ||