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).
Proposal to source Varnished Fabric Boards from a new supplier as an alternative to Continental Bakelite for chassis electrical equipment.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 39\3\ Scan242 | |
| Date | 24th August 1925 | |
| c. to E.F.C. V3573 ROY{Sir Henry Royce}/MS1/P.24.8.25. VARNISHED FABRIC BOARDS. We attach hereto a copy of a letter we have received from The Micanite & Insulators Co.Ltd., Empire Works, Blackhorse Lane, Walthamstow, London E.17, re the above. This material is similar to the Continental Bakelite we are using in connection with the electrical equipment of chassis. We are at present purchasing from them No. 2 Grade 1/32" thick Varnished Fabric Board, and should like if possible to buy all our future requirements from this firm, subject, of course, to the samples meeting with your approval. We use 1/32" 1/16" 1/8" 5/32" ROY{Sir Henry Royce}/Ms.2S | ||