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).
Instructions for the watchman at the Clan Foundry regarding after-hours telephone communication.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 143\2\ scan0021 | |
Date | 19th July 1940 | |
1204 Watchman (Clan Foundry) File Rn.{Mr Robinson}9/JHS.19.7.40. c. Rn{Mr Robinson}/RH.{R. Hollingworth} c. Rn{Mr Robinson}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} c. Rn{Mr Robinson}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} c. Miss Bowles. In order to ensure that it is possible to communicate with the Clan Foundry after working hours the following instructions have been issued to the Watchmen. From 7.30 to 8.30 in the morning and from 7 to 8 at night, the Watchman will be in the proximity of the telephone so that he can answer any calls. For the remainder of the night the Watchman will be where he can hear the telephone from 5 minutes before each hour until 5 minutes after each hour. Rn.{Mr Robinson} | ||