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 from Clayton Dewandre Company regarding test results and comparison of a Bentley Harrison block.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 149a\2\ scan0391 | |
| Date | 7th April 1936 | |
| REGISTERED OFFICE: TITANIC WORKS, LINCOLN. TELEPHONE: LINCOLN 1156/7. TELEGRAMS: TITANIC, LINCOLN. CODES USED: A.B.C. 6TH EDITION 5 LETTER. BENTLEY'S AND PRIVATE. CLAYTON DEWANDRE COMPANY LIMITED. DIRECTORS: C.H. DADE, (CHAIRMAN). C.T. BLACKLOCK, (MANAGING DIRECTOR). R.M. GRANT, C.A. TITANIC WORKS, LINCOLN, ENG. CUSTOMERS' CARS ARE DRIVEN BY MEMBERS OF OUR STAFF ENTIRELY AT CUSTOMERS' OWN RISK. REF. SEW/FB 7th. April 1936 Messrs Rolls Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, D E R B Y. For the attention of Mr. Steadman Dear Sirs, Further to our letter of 5th. March and yours of the 7th. March, we have now completed the tests on the Bentley Harrison block, and charts Nos. L.616.B.1. and L.616.B.2 with table enclosed, give the main characteristics of the block. This block is inferior in all respects to the Harrison Vl{V. Lewis / Mr Valentine} block. Compared with the two makes of Harrison and Marston, it appears that in the Mark Vl{V. Lewis / Mr Valentine} type, the Harrison is the better block, but in the Mark V type, the Marston is the better. Yours faithfully, CLAYTON DEWANDRE CO. LD. (S.E. WILLETT) COMMERCIAL MANAGER | ||