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).
Technical memo regarding ignition, valve gear, and bearing tests, with an appended handwritten note about a personal conversation.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 173\1\ img178 | |
| Date | 20th January 1934 | |
| H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} S. from R.{Sir Henry Royce} H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} C. - 5 - cost and also the fact they consider lead bronze to be perfectly reliable with the soft type of shaft. Ignition Whilst not definitely settled it is proposed to use battery ignition with the two distributors arranged on end of each cam shaft. Valve Gear Four valves per cylinder operated with rockers of single cam shaft as R R practises. In between bearing tests which will take, under present conditions, two or three days to change over, I am trying to arrange visits to Detroit (General Motors) Wilcox-Rich, and also to Cleveland to the casting, forging and lead bronze plants. R.{Sir Henry Royce} H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} C. EKCoverley HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Please make corrections afraid Typert did not understand my Derbyshire English. Incidentally, Mr Gilman President of Allison's, & a very old servant & enquired about a chap named Hancock who came here during War, told him I had heard of him, gave me George's form, said he has never heard a Man use such language as George. I told him this was strange as I understood him to be a Man of pronounced religious tendencies, he said this does not agree with Barber's view when he tilted chair when George sat down (he thought they had come for him) particularly when George jumped up & told him what he could do with his business. Felt rather pleased I had not admitted acquaintance with George it may have affected my job. bore | ||