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).
New cost-reduced models of starting handles for the Phantom III and Wraith.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 113\5\ scan0025 | |
| Date | 1st July 1937 | |
| Handwritten (top): GRX - what is the story attached to this. Has Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} seen them Handwritten (red): 1003 Handwritten (right, sideways): Further Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} 139 ku To Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} from HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} STARTING HANDLES. We are sending you herewith models of the new starting handles for Phantom III and Wraith, which have been modified to reduce cost of manufacture. You will no doubt arrange for Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} to see these when convenient, as requested. HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} | ||