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).
Attaching copies of letters from suppliers J.Payen & Co. and The Southwark Manufacturing Co. regarding metal cylinder head gaskets for a Bentley chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 27\4\ Scan375 | |
| Date | 18th July 1933 | |
| Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. to By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} [Strikethrough] c. to H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} [Strikethrough] c. to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} [Strikethrough] ROY{Sir Henry Royce}/MS.1/FS.{F. Steele} 18th July 1933. Referring to memo Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}5/KT.13.7.33. re Metal Cylinder Head Gaskets, for use on Bentley chassis, we attach hereto copies of letters received from Messrs. J.Payen & Co.Ltd., and Messrs. The Southwark Manufacturing Co.Ltd., Sample C & A Gasket to Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} [Handwritten Notes] x 303r. Wrong. Gaskets .028 Thick ROY.{Sir Henry Royce} f | ||