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).
Recommendation to grease leathers for friction type shock dampers upon erection instead of soaking them in oil.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 68\2\ scan0160 | |
| Date | 19th April 1926 | |
| To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X8520 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}5/LG19.4.26. LEATHERS FOR FRICTION TYPE SHOCK DAMPERS. X8520 XL4426 We recommend that we adopt your suggestion of only greasing the leathers when the shock dampers are erected instead of soaking them in oil. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||