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).
Requesting the assembly and dispatch of a five-blade Cadillac type fan to Ferodo Ltd. for fan belt testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 135\1\ scan0151 | |
| Date | 9th June 1938 | |
| 1135 To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std.2/MH.{M. Huckerby}9.6.38. With regard to the five blade Cadillac type fan instructed under By/CS.1/EH.12.5.38, of which we verbally requested you to put in hand one set at the same time as the 12 sets for service purposes being made by production, will you please build up the complete fan and despatch it, together with driving pulley to Messrs. Ferodo Ltd., Chapel-en-le-Frith, marking it "For the attention of Mr.Sutcliffe". This fan is going to be used for fan belt tests which they have offered to carry out. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. | ||