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).
Requesting the production of 12 cylinder inserts from phosphor chrome for testing and comparison.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 132\5\ scan0026 | |
| Date | 18th January 1939 | |
| 1124 To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation}9/JH.18.1.39. CYLINDER INSERTS. As you know, we are trying out the idea of using short inserts pressed into the bores of a normal cylinder block. Vickers (Iron foundry) produced a batch of liners some time ago in different materials. These should be in our stores, different materials being marked with a different code number. We would like you to produce - 12 inserts to the drawing C.1.12 attached. These to be made from existing liners (mentioned above) mark B.106. material, phosphor chrome. This material is recommended by Leyland, and we wish to compare these proposed inserts with those already supplied in patent material by 'Brico'. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation} | ||