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} x7060 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. | ||