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).
Letter from Adamant Engineering to Rolls Royce acknowledging an order for special cams and discussing steering gear design.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 153\4\ scan0109 | |
| Date | 26th June 1941 | |
| AD FORM 93 Telegrams: "ADAMANT, Phone, Luton." ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY AND NOT TO INDIVIDUALS CONTRACTORS TO H.M. ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE & AIR MINISTRY Telephone: LUTON 2662 (3 lines) File 1300 ADAMANT ENGINEERING COMPANY, LIMITED (Incorporating J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} C. THREADGOLD & SONS. Established 1878) Engineers and Founders SPECIALISTS in the DESIGN and MANUFACTURE of HIGH PRECISION TOOLS, JIGS, FIXTURES, etc. SPECIAL MACHINES. SPECIAL MACHINE TOOLS and ACCURATE PRODUCTION WORK SOLE MANUFACTURERS and SALES AGENTS for the MARLES and MARLES-WELLER STEERING GEARS Directors: F.{Mr Friese} G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} MATRAVERS, M.A. (CANTAB), A.M.I.MECH.E., A.M.I.E.E., M.I.A.E., M.I.P.E. O.{Mr Oldham} CARLTON SMITH, M.A. (CANTAB), F.C.I.S., M.I.P.E., Secretary. ALFRED SLATTER, M.I.H.E. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} W. HAZEL, F.C.I.S. F.{Mr Friese} W. JACKSON. Your Ref. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}13/ET. Our Ref. FGM/IFW. Head Offices, Works and Design Dept.: DALLOW ROAD, LUTON BEDS. Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., DERBY. 26th June, 1941. For the attention of Mr. W.A.Robotham. Dear Sirs, We thank you for yours of the 23rd instant, reference as above, and for your Order No. 51263 duly to hand and acknowledgment slip of which we enclose. As stated in our last letter, we shall do our best to put these 6 special cams through as soon as possible and as regards price please note that we propose, as is our usual practice in this special work, to put them on a cost basis. We have also noted the last paragraph of your letter with interest. While fully appreciating your desire to explore the possibilities of your present size of gear, our experience has taught us the desirability of providing an ample margin of safety in Steering Gears and for this reason the Writer would like to confirm the opinion be expressed in our last letter. In the case of some cars whose life is not to be expected to be very long, it may be reasonable to make some cut on the size of gear, but in the case of cars such as your Company produce it is to our mind an entirely different matter. Yours faithfully, for ADAMANT ENGINEERING COMPANY, LTD. Managing Director. Encls: | ||