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).
Request to order a sample 'Forward Patent Endless Belt' for testing as a possible alternative for the dynamo drive.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 55\2\ Scan101 | |
| Date | 26th March 1920 | |
| R.R. 33A s 200 T: (S.F. 674. 22-5-19) G. {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2376 X 3970 DA {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} /Stt11/EF26. 3. 20. To Mr. Mills. C. to EFC. {E. Fowler Clarke - Electrical Engineer} HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X 3970 - The Forward Patent Endless Belt. X 876 We wish to have a sample Belt of this make ordered 5/8" x 42" long and to try this out on the standard dynamo drive. This appears to be a possible alternative Belt to the whittle belt. (The price quoted in the circular for 5/8" is 2/9 + 40% ) DA {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} /Stt. F MAR 26 1920 RECEIVED | ||