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).
Suggestion to experiment with Bakerised linen for the rubbing blocks of contact breakers.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 39\3\ Scan010 | |
| Date | 6th February 1919 | |
| COPY. X. 3573. February 6th. 1919. OY2/P6219. R.{Sir Henry Royce} from OY. c. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. E.H. I was informed by Delcos in the States, that the rubbingblocks of their contact breaker were formed of Bakerised linen. If any undue wear is met with in the fabric of our contact breakers at present, it might be worth while experimenting with this material. OY. EFC. from BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Mr Ormerod. | ||