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).
Arguing for the adoption of an electrical screenwiper drive as standard, deleting the mechanical drive.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 15\5\ Scan067 | |
| Date | 30th January 1929 | |
| DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from R.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to SG.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} 47310 R2/M30.1.29. SS.{S. Smith} GEARBOX+ SCREENWIPER DRIVE. X.7310 X.4478 Certainly delete mechanical drive. In other memos. I have said that electrical drive is the only one we ought to make standard. It is the drive which gives the most constant speed and greatest convenience. Should it make a slight noise it is not of enormous importance because it is not always going (only used when actually raining) and would not be blamed to our chassis. There are several good makes. Lucas' have one also. Double wipers are not really necessary. Anyway it is the best system we know, and I agree with DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/25.1.29 on the subject. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||