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).
The urgent welding of frost-damaged filter boxes for the test bed at Clan Foundry.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 176\2\ img336 | |
| Date | 21th February 1941 | |
| To Mr. Puskett from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Ref. 1/RE. 21.2.41. 17 TEST BED - CLAN FOUNDRY You will remember that after six month's struggle we managed to get the test bed going here, almost immediately after, frost smashed the pumps, pipes and filter boxes. A month has elapsed and we have got the pumps and pipes, but the filter boxes are exactly as they were when broken by frost. I know that this is not your fault, but should be greatly obliged if you would weld them up and get us going again as soon as possible. If the filter boxes are not fit for use after welding, we agree to fit a short length pipe while replacements are made. We have been at the Clan ten months and have had three week's running out of our test bed. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||