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).
Confirming a conversation and requesting information on all available spare pistons and cylinders.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 148\3\ scan0354 | |
| Date | 9th July 1938 | |
| 1256. To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation}1/MH.{M. Huckerby}9.7.38. This is to confirm our conversation of to-day (July 9) that you will supply the following information. We wish to line up all the available spare pistons and cylinders, new, used, or part finished, which we have in your department re our various chassis; i.e. Stores, engine bay etc. The reason for this is, that we do not wish to instruct for something to be made which may already be in existence. We would like the above information therefore, complete with specification of materials etc. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation} | ||