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).
The standardisation of chassis parts, replacing helical gears with ground gears in the gearbox.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 172\1\ img018 | |
| Date | 28th February 1923 | |
| Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} My/JW/N1/139A/M28.2.23. STANDARDISATION OF CHASSIS PARTS. GROUND GEARS IN PLACE OF HELICAL, FOR CONTINUOUS GEARS IN GEAR BOX. Please receive herewith Standardisation Sheet X No.4543, with Costs filled in. There are 500 sets of the old Gears going through the Works, which are in various stages of operations. We understand from the Works that they are all machined past the 1st operation, so therefore cannot be utilised to make the new Gear. My/JW. [Stamp: RECEIVED 29 FEB 1923 DOC. OFFICE] | ||