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).
The receipt of experimental steel artillery wheels for the 40/50 HP chassis and arranging for Dunlop to produce 12 sets.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 53\3\ Scan216 | |
| Date | 2nd February 1927 | |
| X4586 W/O.{Mr Oldham} c. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} BY/Cgh{W Clough}3/H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} 2.2.27. RE STEEL ARTILLERY WHEELS WITH WELL BASE RIMS. With reference to Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}4/BM.28.1.27, since writing our previous memo on this subject the Experimental set of steel artillery wheels for the 40/50 HP. chassis have been received. In regard to the second paragraph of your memo, we will arrange with Dunlops to produce 12 sets only of each size, pending the completion of the standardization tests. BY/Cgh.{W Clough} RECEIVED Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} FEB 2 1927 | ||