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).
List of promised completion dates for several outstanding engineering jobs.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 27\2\ Scan311 | |
| Date | 5th December 1934 | |
| x1775 To Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}15/KW.5.12.34. Here are RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}'s promises for some of the outstanding jobs :- (1) Fabric Coupling & new Clutch - instructions just received. (2) 25° obliquity gears - will be completed Thursday. 6th (3) Altered linkage - finished Wednesday night. 5th. (4) New Camshafts - Master cams will be finished Monday Dec. 3rd, should complete camshafts Dec. 10th. (5) .750 Roll Rod - Friday next. 7th. 1.500 will follow quickly. (6) Variable rating suspension - will be ready Dec. 10th. (7) Twisting Test for Chassis, including Brake Gear - cannot give date at moment but will push along completion. HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||