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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).
Letter requesting two sets of an improved self-adjusting tappet from 'Self Adjusting Tappets Ltd.' for experimental testing.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 17\6\  Scan165
Date  26th October 1933
  
COPY TO HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/RM.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
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E/JNR.{Charles L. Jenner}5/HP.
Your Ref. AHG/AW.

26th October 1933.

Messrs. Self Adjusting Tappets Ltd.,
193, Piccadilly,
LONDON.W.1.

Dear Sirs,

With reference to your letter of 19th inst. to Colonel Fell, in which you state you have a greatly improved type of self-adjusting tappet, we shall be pleased if you would supply us with two sets i.e. 24, for experimental test.

As requested, we send you herewith:

E.78569 - Arrangement of the valve gear.
E.77712 - Adjusting screw.
E.77711 - Adjusting screw cup.
E.73491 - Tappet push rod.

Yours faithfully,

For and on behalf of
ROLLS-ROYCE Limited

CHIEF DESIGNER.

From A.G.Elliott.
  
  


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