Chasing an overdue report on an experiment with special material washers for a carburettor suction chamber joint.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 12\4\ 04-page07 | |
| Date | 19th February 1914 | |
| ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 (Four Lines). [STAMP: Enclosure] 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 Cr {Mr Cra’ster / Mr Chichester} Mr. CHICHESTER 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 Mer Mr. MERCER 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} RD HERBERT SCOTT Sp {Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY V 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 [STAMP: RECEIVED] [STAMP: RECEIVED FEB 19 1914] re Suction Chamber Joint. Na. {Mr Nadin} 19.2.14. E {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} /PHD6/G19214. With reference to your memo Na {Mr Nadin} 27/B19214, and also attached Wor {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} 4/T16214 re Carburettor Suction Chamber jamming on the thread, I should like to point out that we instructed an experiment using washers of special material between the suction and spray chamber on the 10/9/13, and have not yet received a report concerning this experiment. The washers in question were made of lead, copper asbestos, and fibre, and were instructed under experimental No. X.705. [Signature: E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} P.H.D.] Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Na {Mr Nadin} 21/B20214. Kindly note the Drawing Office remarks above. [Handwritten note:] Mr Moon What say Exp dept? Na. {Mr Nadin} 20-2-14 Ctr This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||
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).