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).
Following up on action points arising from a conference's minutes.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 30\2\ Scan199 | |
Date | 7th April 1933 | |
Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} X2924. Worl/GR.{George Ratcliffe}7.4.33. MATTERS FOR ATTENTION ARISING OUT OF MINUTES OF CONFERENCE. Nov. 29/32. Minute 14. Modified Steering Controls. Further to your memo Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}4/MJ.25.3.33., I shall be glad to know if you have anything further to report in this connection. Jan. 12/33. Minute 23. 2 Engines to run at 1000 H.P. What is the position with regard to these please ? Jan. 12/33. Minute 2. Marles-Weller type steering. In your memo Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}5/MJ.25.3.33. you stated you expected to have these parts completed in ten or fourteen days' time. Please let me know the position. Jan. 12/33. Minute 13. Radiator Shutters of Drawn Section. Have you anything further to report please ? March 9/33. Minute 4. Bensport Generally. Circlip. You will notice at the bottom of page 2 of these Minutes it states:- "Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} said he would also try out buttons in the "ends of the piston pins which we have previously "used." I shall be glad to know what the result of this experiment was. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} | ||