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).
Urgent outsourcing of grinding for servo spur gears for the gearbox.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 73\1\ scan0164 | |
| Date | 7th May 1924 | |
| 49910 [Text obscured] c.Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} [Text obscured and crossed out] BY/HM{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs}3/K.{Mr Kilner} 7.5.24. SERVO SPUR GEARS FOR GEARBOX ---------------------------- It was originally intended that the above gears should be ground at the works on the Les-Bradner grinding machine but Sft{Mr Swift} has informed us thatthis cannot be done. We are therefore sending you herewith Blueprint G.72297/8 and we shall be pleased if you will forward these to the Gear Grinding Co. and ask them to let us know when they would be in a position to start grinding such gears at the same time pointing out to them that the job is urgent. BY/HM.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} [Handwritten word "but" added at the end of the first paragraph] [Stamp partially obscuring text appears to read RECEIVED 13 MAY 1924] | ||