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).
Confirmation of a telegram from Royce requesting a block of Lignum Vitae wood for expansion experiments.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 34\4\ Scan030 | |
| Date | 21th May 1918 | |
| Q.H. CONFIRMATION OF TELEGRAM. 21st May, 1918. X.2048 ROYCAR DERBY. HIVES SEND SMALL RECTANGULAR BLOCK OF DRY LIGNUM VITAE WOOD FOR EXPANSION EXPERIMENTS TO WITTERING. ROYCE. [STAMP: RECEIVED 22 MAY 1918] | ||