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).
Rejecting the Nesthill Venus foot pump after testing found it inefficient and not well-made.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 149\5\ scan0139 | |
| Date | 1st December 1931 | |
| Roy{Sir Henry Royce}/G.E.A From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Lid.{A. J. Lidsey} 8993. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Lid.{A. J. Lidsey}5/MA.1.12.31. With reference to the Nesthill Venus foot pump handed to us for test we find that this is not nearly so efficient as our present standard pump; in addition it is not sufficiently well made or finished to use as a standard accessory on our cars. We will return it to the stores for despatch upon receiving the necessary instructions from you. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Lid.{A. J. Lidsey} | ||