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 completion and allocation of eight cylinder blocks for testing cylinder bore wear.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 132\5\ scan0023 | |
| Date | 10th January 1939 | |
| 1124 To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} c. to RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation}15/JH.10.1.39. CYLINDER BORE WEAR. 11.1.38. With further reference to our memo. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation}2/MH.{M. Huckerby} The eight cylinder blocks mentioned are now completed as follows. (a) EB.2929 - 4 off. (Matl. Ni Chr.) (b) EB.2929 Mod. C.I.12 - 4 off. The first four should be despatched to GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} at Kingsbury. The second four should be kept in stores. The intention is that after testing one of these blocks on an engine, they too should be sent to Kingsbury. An engine will be allocated for the job later. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation} | ||