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).
Requesting a cable be sent to Springfield regarding steering box temperatures.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 67\4\ scan0357 | |
| Date | 10th August 1927 | |
| X8430 To BP. from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}3/LG10.8.27. Will you kindly cable the following to OY. at Springfield, sending us a copy for file :- "MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OUR STEERING BOXES 50 CENTIGRADE STOP CAN YOU REDUCE YOUR BOX TEMPERATURES BY INSULATION OR VENTILATION?" Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||