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).
Declining the testing of the 'Thecla' petrol elevator, stating a preference for their own in-house version.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 40\4\ Scan078 | |
| Date | 21th August 1924 | |
| To Ps. from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X3579 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}1/LG21.8.24. 'THECLA' PETROL ELEVATOR. Referring to your Ps12/JP 19.8.24. We do not consider it would serve any useful purpose to test the Thecla Autovac. We are making our own at present, using some of the Autovac parts. We have had very little trouble. We are returning correspondence herewith. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||