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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).
Blueprint showing three views and a list of design features for a hydraulic damper component.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 56\1\  Scan064
Date  1st January 1941
  
FEATURES
1 ALL VALVE SEATS HORIZONTAL
2 VALVES ACCESSIBLE
3 MINIMUM AMOUNT OF DRILLING
MAXIMUM SIMPLICITY OF HOLES
4 VALVE CHAMBERS VENT ONE INTO
THE OTHER AND INTO MAIN CHAMBER,
HENCE BY GROOVE IN PISTON TO
ATMOSPHERE
5 SPLIT PISTON ENSURES SILENCE
6 MAIN LEVER PRESSED ON
7 NO STUDS FOR VALVE CHAMBER
SIMPLE SCREW PLUG FOR SEAL
8 NO FILTER
9 OIL RESERVOIR CONTAINS MAXIMUM
RESERVE FOR MINIMUM HEIGHT
10 GREATER MAIN BEARING AREA
11 CASE HELD TO FRAME BY TWO BOLTS ONLY
12 LESS OVERALL DIMENSIONS

MAX REBOUND
MAX BUMP
SECTION XY

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[Stamp text, very faint]
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PHOTO
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