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).
Internal order for a pair of special stiffer type road springs to be sourced from Messrs. Firth Ltd.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 52\2\ Scan244 | |
| Date | 22th September 1930 | |
| X4729 O.O. From Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rn. {Mr Robinson} Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rn. {Mr Robinson} 2/MJ.22.9.30. 26-EX. Y7410 Y4489 Will you please order for us from Messrs. Firth Ltd. - One pair of Special Stiffer Type road springs. Free camber 5" pos., Loaded camber 1.13" neg. Poundage 1,300. These springs should be similar in construction to those supplied to our note Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rn. {Mr Robinson} 1/MJ.12.4.30 addressed to you. As previously, we wish to keep the weight of material in these springs to the absolute minimum. We should be obliged if you would impress this fact upon the manufacturers Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rn. {Mr Robinson} | ||