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).
Casting cylinder covers in aluminium and brass due to a moulders' strike causing cast iron shortages.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 78\1\ scan0033 | |
| Date | 3rd December 1919 | |
| To RHO from DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} C. to EH. C. to Mr Cheetham. C. to Mr Kesterton. C. to BN.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} X.3563 DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}14/CB3-12-19. RE EXPERIMENTAL THERMOSTAT CONTROL. On account of the Moulders Strike and the difficulty of getting cast iron, we suggest that the cylinder covers N.2278 and N.2279 should be cast - one set in aluminium and another set in brass, in order that progress may be made with this experiment without waiting for the settlement of the Strike. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||