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).
Chasing up an overdue experiment on carburettor explosions in the silencer, requested by Mr Royce.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 1\3\ B001_X 93-page41 | |
| Date | 29th April 1913 | |
| R.R. 6/6 (20 H) (PP 780. 27.3.13) E.P. 3882. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 (FOUR LINES). DEPARTMENTAL MEMO. AW/SM12/L29413 This column is for Name of Person addressed. Mr Haldenby DATE. 29/4/13 Carburetter - Various experiments for explosions in the Silencer. - X.93 It is now nearly 9 months since Mr Royce asked for this experiment. Is it not possible to get this done shortly ? Mr Royce has recently remarked :- "Improvements in throttle and cutting "off low speed to reduce this." p. A.{Mr Adams} Wormald. [Handwritten signature in red] [Handwritten text below signature] Is not this already done standard? We should write Mr Royce and ask him to modify his suggestion and say if he still requires the experiment made as they are written. [Handwritten initial] This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||