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).
Requesting the design for a stone guard to be issued to allow costing of a lightened petrol tank to be completed.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 88\5\ scan0176 | |
| Date | 15th July 1936 | |
| To E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} X251 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}25/KW.15.7.36. Standardisation Sheet No. X.251. Lightened Petrol Tank with Outside Filler, LOP.FB.374. LeC.4520/4859. The above Standardisation Sheet was commenced on the 25th May, but the Works Office have been unable to complete the costing owing to the fact that the design for the stone guard has not been issued. We shall be glad if you can now urge this design, and enable us to circulate the Sheet. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||