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).
Loss of knobs from push-type bonnet catches during tests, proposing a new locking device.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 25\1\ Scan108 | |
| Date | 13th August 1929 | |
| X1140 To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} c. to Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to Ev.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}/MJ/13.8.29. "S.S." X7260 X1140 Bonnets to LOP.E78559 with Push type catches to NS{Norman Scott}2464. We had during the tests in France, considerable trouble in avoiding the loss of the knobs of the push catches. We found these to be continually working loose and one knob was eventually lose. We think it desirable that some locking device should be adopted to prevent this. It would have to be fitted after the erection of the catches on the bonnet. G.W.Hancock. | ||