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).
Confirming a conversation about the completion date for 'SS' patterns and the strain this is putting on the workforce.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 65a\1\ scan0379 | |
| Date | 1st June 1928 | |
| To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} X7770 Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}5/T.1.6.28. This is to confirm my conversation with you this morning, that the whole of the patterns we have for 'SS{S. Smith}' will be finished by June 15th. We have worked seven days a week, holidays and so on with this job; indeed so much have the men worked that three of them have broken down. You will remember I mentioned to you that it would be a good thing if you tried to round up the job, and really get it finished very quickly, if would be very sad to find after all the effort we have put up, especially pattern makers, in other directions the time is being wasted. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} | ||