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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).
Letter enclosing a specification for a device designed to prevent engine bore wear for criticism.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 132\4\  scan0001
Date  8th October 1934
  
TEL. 5480 ROYAL.
(6 LINES).

RENSHAW ST,
LIVERPOOL,1.

[Handwritten]
Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
Could you get someone to report on this
HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}

8th October, 1934.

Dear Eastwood,

Further to the short conversation I had with you on the Mersey Railway on Saturday morning.

I enclose the brief specification and print referred to and would be most interested to have Hives' criticism.

The device seems to work perfectly, gives no trouble and does, I feel sure, help considerably in preventing wear in the bores. It has been given tests approaching a hundred thousand miles and on a Wolseley Hornet (non-steel sleeve model) after nearly eighty thousand miles the wear on four cylinders was only one and a half thousandths and two thousandths on the other two cylinders.

I have submitted the drawing, etc. to Dunn of The Alvis Car & Engineering Co.Ltd., Hanks of Messrs. Morris Motors Limited and Roesch of Talbot's. The latter was so taken with the idea that he is making a prolonged test of it.

I realise the "gadget" itself is of no use to Rolls-Royce as they have their own method, but would really appreciate Hives' idea of the benefits or other-wise of the device.

Kind regards,

Yours faithfully,
[Signature] C.H.Kircle

E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} A.{Mr Adams} Eastwood, Esq.,
"Breydon",
Beryl Road,
Upton,
WIRRAL.
  
  


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