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).
Advertisement for 'SUPERFLEXIT' flexible tubing, detailing its users, reliability records, and quotation requirements.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 88\5\ scan0156 | |
| Date | 9th April 1936 guessed | |
| CONTRACTORS TO THE AIR MINISTRY, ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE, AND INDIA OFFICE WELL-KNOWN USERS OF "SUPERFLEXIT" Aircraft Manufacturers: Airspeed, Ltd. Armstrong-Whitworth Aircraft Co. Blackburn Aeroplane Co. Boulton & Paul, Ltd. Bristol Aeroplane Co. British Klemm Aeroplane Co. Cierva Auto-Giro Co. De Havilland Aircraft Co. Fairey Aviation Co. General Aircraft, Ltd. Gloster Aircraft, Ltd. Handley-Page, Ltd. Hawker Aircraft, Ltd. Heston Aircraft Co. Imperial Airways, Ltd. Parnall & Co. Percival Aircraft Co. Phillips & Powis Aircraft, Ltd. A.{Mr Adams} V.{VIENNA} Roe & Co. Saunders-Roe, Ltd. Short Bros., Ltd. Supermarine Aviation Works, Ltd. Vickers (Aviation), Ltd. Westland Aircraft Works, Ltd. Motor Boat, Motor Car and Commercial Vehicle Manufacturers: A.{Mr Adams} C. Cars, Ltd. Armstrong-Siddeley Motors, Ltd. Armstrong-Saurer, Ltd. Austin Motor Co. British Power Boat Co. B.S.A., Ltd. Citroen Cars, Ltd. Commer, Ltd. Daimler Co. Dennis Bros., Ltd. Excelsior Motors, Ltd. Ford Motor Co. Hillman Car Co. Humber, Ltd. Lagonda, Ltd. Lanchester Motor Co. Lancia (England), Ltd. Leyland, Ltd. M.G. Cars, Ltd. Morris Motors, Ltd. Norton Motors, Ltd. O.E.C., Ltd. Peerless Trading Co. Raleigh Cycle Co. Singer & Co. Standard Motor Co. Sunbeam Motor Co. Thorneycroft & Co. Triumph Motor Co. Trojan, Ltd. Wolseley (1927), Ltd. Petrol and Oil Distributors: Asiatic Petroleum Co. Cleveland Petroleum Products, Ltd. Cory Bros., Ltd. National Benzole Co. Shell-Mex & B.P., Ltd. Trinidad Leaseholds, Ltd. Vacuum Oil Co. Wakefield & Co. Petrol Pump Manufacturers: Bowser & Co., Ltd. Liquid Measurements, Ltd. (Hammond Pumps) Theo & Co., Ltd. Wayne Pump & Tank Co. Zwicky, Ltd. Garage Equipment Manufacturers: Brown Brothers, Ltd. Heenan & Froude, Ltd. Mann Egerton, Ltd. Streamline Filters, Ltd. Tecalemit, Ltd. Traction Companies: Birmingham & Midland Omnibus Co. British Electrical Federation Cardiff Corporation City of Salford Crosville Motor Services London Passenger Transport Board Maidstone Corporation Reading Corporation Swindon Corporation United Services Transport Co. Diesel-Engine Vehicle Manufacturers: E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} R.{Sir Henry Royce} Foden & Son John Fowler & Sons Gloucester Wagon & Carriage Co. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} & H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} McLAREN, Ltd. Oil-Fired Boiler Equipment: Parker, Winder & Achurch, Ltd. Urquharts, Ltd. Engineers and Machine-Tool Manufacturers: David Brown & Sons, Ltd. Caledon Shipbuilding Co. Drummond Bros., Ltd. Gear Grinding Co. General Electric Co. Green & Silley Weir, Ltd. Alfred Herbert, & Co. Moss Gear Co. G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} & D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} Peters. Thompson Bros., Bilston Vickers-Armstrong, Ltd. Webster & Bennett Westinghouse Brake & Saxby Signal Co. A.{Mr Adams} C. Wickman, Ltd. RELIABILITY "SUPERFLEXIT" is regularly used by the Royal Air Force; by all British manufacturers of aircraft; and by Imperial Airways Ltd. (whose motto is surely "Safety First") on every machine of their large passenger-carrying fleet. "SUPERFLEXIT" is also standardised by most of the leading manufacturers of Motor Cars and Motor Vehicles of every description, by leading manufacturers of Petrol Pumps, and Distributors in the Oil and Petroleum industry. "SUPERFLEXIT" has played its part in many outstanding records of the air, the track and the road, both at home and abroad—to mention a few:— MACROBERTSON RACE (On every British machine) ENGLAND - AUSTRALIA RECORD (Scott and Black) AUSTRALIA - ENGLAND RECORD (Cathcart-Jones and Waller) SCHNEIDER TROPHY (On British, French and Italian machines) WORLD SPEED RECORD (Agello) WORLD DISTANCE RECORD (Codos and Rossi) WORLD ALTITUDE RECORD (Lemoine) ROME-CHICAGO-ROME (On every machine of General Balbo's Flotilla) INTERNATIONAL CLASS "G" RECORDS (Capt. Eyston) MILLE MIGLIA (On all "M.G." Cars) T.T. RACE 1933 (Nuvolari) 500 MILE RACE, BROOKLANDS (E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} R.{Sir Henry Royce} Hall) The success of "SUPERFLEXIT" has only been achieved by proved and enduring Reliability. PARTICULARS REQUIRED FOR QUOTATION Nature of liquid to be handled. Working pressure. Working temperature. Nature of external conditions. Bore of tubes. Size, type and thread of unions. Length of tubes. Quantity required. BORE, TYPE AND UNIONS TO SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS As far as possible, the above particulars should be given when sending enquiries. | ||