Internal query regarding the fitting of shuttered bonnets and their heat-transfer effect on floorboards compared to louvred bonnets.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 119\3\ scan0031 | |
| Date | 2nd February 1914 | |
| R.R. 657. (100H) (VV 240. 17.12.13) E.P. 5598. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 (Four Lines). Names and Indicating letter. Initial of person addressed. A Mr. ADAMS By Mr. BAILEY Bn {W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARRINGTON B Mr. BEREND Bt {Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT Cn {Mr Chamberain} Mr. CHAMBERLAIN C Mr. COWEN Cx {Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX D Mr. DeLOOZE Da {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Mr. DAY E Mr. ELLIOTT F Mr. FRIESE G Mr. GNAPP Hy {Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY Hm {Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HALLAM H Mr. HANBURY J Mr. JOHNSON JS {Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr. JOHNSON'S Secretary K Mr. KILNER Mac {Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACINTOSH M Mr. MOON Na {Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN PN {Mr Northey} Mr. NORTHEY O Mr. OLDHAM Pa {Mr Paterson} Mr. PATERSON EP {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Mr. PLATFORD Rn {Mr Robinson} Mr. ROBINSON R Mr. ROYCE RS {Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} Mr. ROYCE'S Secretary JR {Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE Sn {Mr Sanderson} Mr. SANDERSON LHS {Lord Herbert Scott - Chair} LORD HERBERT SCOTT S Mr. SPINNEY Y VIENNA Wa {Mr Wallis} Mr. WALLIS Whr {Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER Wd {Mr Wood / Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wor {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD Re Bonnets. Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Na {Mr Nadin} 27/B2214. Mr Johnson instructs me to arrange that Continental Cars are fitted with shuttered bonnets "if we are satisfied that with shuttered bonnets the heating of floor- boards is not more than with louvred." Will you please tell me whether you are able to say that the heating of the floorboards with shuttered bonnets is not worse. [Handwritten annotations]: [Initial next to Mr. Hanbury/Johnson]: W.M. [Initial next to Mr. Moon]: Mu [Large handwriting in center]: Nu Mu Please reply Wor {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} [Date below handwriting]: 3/2/14 [Vertical number on left margin]: X1083 [Stamp]: RECEIVED 2 FEB 1914 [Red stamp]: F.R. This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||
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