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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).
Comparison of the weights of two different Bentley radiator matrices.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 88\3\  scan0057
Date  5th October 1934
  
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5.10.34.

Comparison of Weights of Bentley Radiator Matrices.
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Standard Bentley Marston Mark III Matrix (84 m.m.).

Weight, empty - 83.25 lbs.
Water capacity (filled to 2½" from filler cap) 20.00 lbs. = 2 gallons.
Total weight - 103.25 lbs.

Marston Mark V Matrix (58 m.m.).

Weight, empty - 74.25 lbs.
Water capacity (filled as above) 13.75 lbs. = 11 pts.
Total weight - 88.00 lbs.

Nett saving in weight = 15.25 lbs.

Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/C.S.Steadman.
  
  


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