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).
Investigating the history and standardization of steering pivots.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 2\B002_X168\ 00000001-page198 | |
| Date | 10th December 1913 | |
| Copy. Works Sundry (Y.W. 24, 10-10-12) E.T. 1928. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. Telegrams: "ROYCAR," DERBY. Telephones: 476 Four Lines. Names and indicating letters. A Mr. ADAMS By Mr. BAILEY Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARRINGTON B Mr. BEHREND Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT Cs Mr. CHAMBERLAIN Co Mr. COWEN Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX De Mr. DE LOOZE Ds Mr. DAY E Mr. ELLIOTT F Mr. FRIES G Mr. GRAFF Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY Hn{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} Mr. HALLAM H Mr. HANSURY J Mr. JOHNSON Js{Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr. JOHNSON's Secretary K Mr. KILNER Mac{Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACINTOSH M Mr. MOON N Mr. NADIN FN Mr. NORTHEY O Mr. OLDHAM P Mr. PATERSON Pf Mr. PLATFORD Rb{R. Bowen} Mr. ROBINSON R Mr. ROYCE RS{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} Mr. ROYCE's Secretary JR{Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE S Mr. SANDERSON LH{Mr Haworth} Lord HERBERT SCOTT So Mr. SPINNEY V Mr. VIENNA Wa{Mr Wallis} Mr. WALLIS Wlr Mr. WHEELER Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD re Steering Pivots. Ha. 10.12.13. Dal/G101213. In reply to Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/WH4/L91213, re the above, I have gone carefully through the correspondence and records I have and find as follows:- In alteration book No.3, is an entry under date 16th April 1913. No.4095 - F.3372/3 supersede F.3338/9, F.3253/4 and F.2352/3. The authority given is Mr. Royce's R1/B4413. The entry is signed by the usual people and seems alright. Our Supervision sheet F.3397 for Dunlop Wire Wheels for 2700, is signed R.D.S. and was made about the same time, but is not dated. This gives F.3372/3 as standard for that series. It is evident also from fragmentary correspondence I have, that these pivots were generally regarded as standard, O.O. at one time contemplating putting them on 2600. Further, since the adoption of the above, this experiment X168 has never appeared on the urgency list, though it is evident that if the matter were still in the experimental stage, it must have been extremely urgent at some time. This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||