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 weight of 3 and 4 speed gearboxes and their associated levers.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 3\2\ 02-page063 | |
| Date | 17th November 1914 | |
| ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 (Four Lines). Ref: Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/Merl/L171114 Names and Indicating letter. A Mr. ADAMS By Mr. BAILEY Ba Mr. BARRINGTON B Mr. BEZEND Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT Ca Mr. CHAMBERLAIN Cr{Mr Cra???ster / Mr Chichester} Mr. CHICHESTER C Mr. COWEN Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX D Mr. DELOOZE Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Mr. DAY E Mr. ELLIOTT Eu EUROPE Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} de. HALDENBY H Mr. HALLAM H Mr. HANBURY J Mr. JOHNSON Js{Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr. JOHNSON's Secretary BJ Mr. BASIL JOHNSON K Mr. KILNER Mac{Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACKINTOSH Mer Mr. MERCER M Mr. MOON Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADEN N Mr. NORTHEY O Mr. OLDHAM Pa{Mr Paterson} Mr. PATERSON EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Mr. PLATFORD R Mr. ROBINSON R Mr. ROYCE Rs{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} Mr. ROYCE's Secretary JR{Mr James Royce} Jr.{Mr James Royce} JAMES ROYCE S Mr. SANDERSON LHS{Lord Herbert Scott} LORD HERBERT SCOTT Sp{Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY V VIENNA Wa{Mr Wallis} Mr. WALLIS W'hr Mr. WHEELER W'd Mr. WHITEHEAD Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD Re Weight of Gear Box. X200 Mr Norman. 17-11-14. Will you kindly let me have to-day without fail for Mr Johnson the following information :- The weight of both our 3 speed and 4 speed Gear Boxes complete but without brake drum. Also weight complete of the change speed Levers and quadrant but not including the brake lever and its quadrant but with the actuating tube levers etc. p. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mer. Handwritten notes: 12lbs Weight of 4 speed Gear Box 1 Cwt 1 qr 4 lbs " " 3 " " " 1 Cwt 15 lbs This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||