Worn water pumps on two Phantom III chassis, noting the material is bronze, not Lignum Vitae.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 96\1\ scan0292 | |
| Date | 17th March 1938 | |
| 361 To By.. from Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /GWH. {George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} c. to Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} , c. to Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Std. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /GWH. {George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} 7/N.17.3.38. Re: Phantom III Chassis - Water Pumps. 3.AZ.68 and 3.AZ.180. We are forwarding to you two pumps on which the thrust block and blades are worn. I see the thrust block is not made in Lignum Vitae, looks like bronze. The position is becoming worse. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /GWH. {George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} | ||
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).