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).
Potential cost saving on Bentley chassis road springs from Messrs. Firth & John Brown.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 87\4\ scan0155 | |
| Date | 26th January 1937 | |
| 246 Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} ROY{Sir Henry Royce} Handwritten: Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} How is it that we have missed this "Plum" of cost saving? Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} See Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Res. 22/DR.18.1 Typed: BENTLEY CHASSIS. Re :- Road Springs. In regard to the cost of rolled eyes against solid forged eyes on the road springs for Bentley chassis, Messrs. Firth & John Brown inform me that they can reduce the price of the springs if rolled eyes are used, by 10/- a spring, £2.0.0d. per set. They have at the moment ready for upsetting :- (a) 63 top plates for front springs. (b) 103 top plates for rear springs, and wish to know if they are to forge these or use these plates to make top plates with rolled eyes. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} | ||