Directive to delete a machining operation on the crankcase bosses for cost reduction on Bentley and 25-30 HP chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 132\3\ scan0041 | |
| Date | 25th February 1936 | |
| x216 Sft. {Mr Swift} c. Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Ds. Ey. Sft {Mr Swift} /LWR. E {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} /Lid. {A. J. Lidsey} 2/HP.25.2.36. Bentley and 25-30 HP. Chassis Cost Reductions. Crankcase (Top Half) E.B.2626. With reference to Sft {Mr Swift} /WNW.1/DR.21.2.36, we are in agreement that the machining shown on the bosses, as indicated in WKS.178 can be deleted. Will BY please instruct. E {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} /Lid. {A. J. Lidsey} | ||
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).