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).
Recommendation to test brake and change speed levers made from rustless steel and 25% nickel.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 81\2\ scan0055 | |
| Date | 24th September 1923 | |
| X4605 BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/LG24.9.23. RE. AMERICAN ALTERATIONS. R.{Sir Henry Royce} has recommended we try brake and change speed levers made of rustless steel and 25% nickel, similar to what they use at Springfield. The gate for the change speed should also be in this material. Will you please issue instructions for these to be tested. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||