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).
Storage of experimental braking system levers and cams for potential future use.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 13\2\ 02-page053 | |
| Date | 6th May 1929 | |
| To RIC. from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} X7090 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/RmL/LG16.5.29. +7420 We have a number of levers and cams for the S.S. Braking system that have been tried on various experiments. Now we have for the time being standardised a brake layout, we should like to make sure that the various expl. levers and cams are retained in a box in the Stores and not scrapped as we are almost certain to require them again. Parts available. G.76811 - Several levers 1.725" long. G.76646 - " " 1.750" long. G.77394/5 Cams 30°, 35° and 40° ---------- Will you please let us have a list of the parts you send to the Stores. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||