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).
Request to produce a new group of instruments for a 40-50 HP chassis instrument board, specifying a solid glass panel to prevent cracking.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 15\7\ Scan133 | |
| Date | 11th April 1930 | |
| RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} c - Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X7530. BY/RD3/W.11-4-30. Re :- 40-50 H.P. Chassis. Instrument Board. - Section 7190 - Will you please put in hand one group of Instruments suitable for 40-50 H.P. chassis, to our Part List D.72688, which is sent herewith. This provides for a complete panel of glass without any holes in it and the mount suitably arranged to take the two lamps which illuminate the group : Otherwise everything else is quite standard and this is required because we had a persistent amount of scrap owing to the glass panels cracking. Will you please have this put in hand as quickly as possible as the scrap is an important item. A J L Blue Prints of:- D.72675 - Glass Cover for instrument base and D.72676 - Mount for instruments are attached herewith. BY/RD. | ||