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 investigation into American air conditioning and combined heater/defroster units, and a weight comparison with English heaters.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 131\1\ scan0227 | |
| Date | 16th October 1936 | |
| X1114 To Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Std. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}1/KW.16.10.36. We note that several of the high-priced American cars next year will have air conditioning. We consider that we should know all about this. Will you please contact with Saunders of the Harrison Radiator Corporation and find out what you can. We note that car heaters are also being combined with windscreen defrosters. We think this is another important development and should like to have the latest information from the Harrison Company on the subject. Some time ago you were getting a comparison of the weights of car heaters as made in England and America. We should like to see the figures. Are you in touch with the latest American practice, and are we keeping Clayton Dewandre's up to date ? All the English heaters I have seen appear to be unnecessarily heavy. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||