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).
Whether to manufacture electrical accessories in-house or license designs from companies like Bosch.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\T\January1929-February1929\ Scan187 | |
| Date | 28th February 1929 | |
| SG.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} FROM R.{Sir Henry Royce} (At Le CanadelHenry Royce's French residence.) C. to WCR. DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} ERO. HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} ORIGINAL R4/M23.2.29. REC'D AT WW. 28.2.29. ACCESSORIES OF HIGHEST QUALITY. X.3594 C4478 I should like our management to consider whether it would pay us to make any further electrical accessories in our Electrical Dept., either from our own designs, or get licenses. It comes about from DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}'s memo. referring to electric screen wipers and horns, Bosch of Germany being apparently the only satisfactory design and reliable make. Personally I fear we should not get through sufficient in number, and we might only assemble the mass made parts. Would SG.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} like WCR. and BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} to look at a model? R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||