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).
Departmental memo regarding a 10,000-mile equivalent test on a standard valve spring.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 80\3\ scan0213 | |
| Date | 8th July 1912 | |
| R.R. 475 (100 H) (X 896. 3.5.12) E.P. 1780. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 813 (TWO LINES). DEPARTMENTAL MEMO. This column is for Name of Person addressed. DATE. REFERENCE EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}5/T8712. Mr Barrington. 8.7.12 RE VALVE SPRINGS. With reference to the above and Mr Royce's sheet of July 2nd I hand you herewith standard valve spring which has been tested on the Jig and run a test equal to 10000 miles satisfactorily. E.P. [Handwritten Annotation] Sent to Mr Nadin F.W. Wormald instructed 11.7.12 TBS Test Valve springs [End Handwritten Annotation] [Stamped] 10 JUL 1912 [End Stamped] This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||