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).
And comparing different front spring and shock damper schemes, including proposals from Woodhead and the existing Lemoine practice.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\O\January1926-March1926\ Scan176 | |
| Date | 30th March 1926 | |
| ORIGINAL. TO (BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} BA. struck through) FROM R.{Sir Henry Royce} (HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} R) struck through) (Le CanadelHenry Royce's French residence.) Copy to (OJ. BJ. struck through) R2/M30.3.26. Delivered to WW. during the Easter holiday. FRONT SPRINGS. [Handwritten: X3854, X3803 (crossed out), X5410] I do not consider BY's scheme would work in practice, but that we ought to test Woodhead's scheme for rebound leaves, though even this might not give us any advantage over what we are doing, and good shock dampers which should be less harmful because more or less one way, and more constant and independent of lubrication. LEMOINE EXTRA LEAVES ON 10.G.3. This is our old practice, and good. This car was excellent and remarkably steady in front: the back seemed hardly damped enough. R.{Sir Henry Royce} [Stamp: RECEIVED 8 APR 1926] | ||