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).
Requesting the urgent manufacture of 24 valve springs for a trial surge comparison on a Bentley.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 88\4\ scan0156 | |
| Date | 22th January 1936 | |
| X254 To RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}: Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell}S/JH.22.1.36. Bentley. Will you please have 12 valve springs made to Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}53 and 12 to Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}54. These are for trial on surge comparision with standard springs and are urgently required. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell} | ||