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 failure of a Lovejoy shock absorber following rig testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 28\1\ Scan043 | |
| Date | 27th October 1925 guessed | |
| FAILURE OF LOVEJOY SHOCK ABSORBER DOWEL PIN LOCATION BROKEN HERE BEARING DISTORTED. DOWEL PIN HOLE WORN OVAL AND DISTORTED. BOTH SHOCK ABSORBERS FAILED AFTER 155 HOURS RUNNING ON BUMPING RIG. | ||