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).
Telegram from Hancock in Chateauroux, France, reporting on a drop in oil consumption after the first five hundred miles.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 71\4\ scan0114 | |
| Date | 6th April 1925 | |
| Printed Form Text: (26618) MM7777 40,000M. 2/23 R.{Sir Henry Royce}&Co.Ltd. E.146S. POST OFFICE TELEGRAPHS. If the receiver of an Inland Telegram doubts its accuracy he may have it repeated on payment of half the amount originally paid for its transmission, and if it be found that there was any inaccuracy the amount paid for repetition will be refunded. Special conditions are applicable to the repetition of Foreign Telegrams. THIS FORM MUST ACCOMPANY ANY ENQUIRY RESPECTING THIS TELEGRAM. B or C. Charges to pay. Recd. at. By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Prefix. Handed in at. Office of Origin and Service Instructions. Words. Received here at. No. of Telegram. Sent. To. By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Office Stamp. Handwritten and Stamped Text: Reference: 48940 Office Stamp: 165 Received Stamp: DERBY 6 APR 25 Prefix: XCL Handed in at: 11/50 M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} Office of Origin and Service Instructions: chateauroux 6 11-45 59 M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} Words: 16 Message Body: Hives Roycar Derby Angleterre. oil consumption dropp to 286 MPG first fivehundred miles run Hancock. | ||