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).
Departmental memo regarding a proposal to fit a mud guard to all 4-speed levers as standard.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 55\1\ Scan192 | |
| Date | 19th May 1913 | |
| R.R. 646 (100 H) (PP. 883. 17.4.13) E.P 3986. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 (FOUR LINES). DEPARTMENTAL MEMO. Names and Indicating letter. | Initial of person addressed. | DATE. A Mr. ADAMS By Mr. BAILEY Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARRINGTON | J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} B Mr. BEREND Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT | Bt.{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Ca Miss CASWELL | Ca | 19/5/13 Cn{Mr Chamberain} Mr. CHAMBERLAIN C Mr. COWEN Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX D Mr. DeLOOZE E Mr. ELLIOTT F Mr. FRIESE G Mr. GNAPP Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HALLAM H Mr. HANBURY J Mr. JOHNSON K Mr. KILNER M Mr. MOON Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN Ny Mr. NORTHEY Pn{Mr Northey} Mr. PATERSON Pd Mr. PLATFORD Rn{Mr Robinson} Mr. ROBINSON R Mr. ROYCE JR{Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE Sn{Mr Sanderson} Mr. SANDERSON Lhs{Lord Herbert Scott} LORD HERBERT SCOTT Sp{Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY V VIENNA Whr{Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD Re Mud Guard for 4 speed Levers. - X.155 This Guard consists of a piece of sheet aluminium bent to a simple shape, and is bolted to the pendulum gear lever in which the change gear lever works. It has been fitted to the Austrian Trials Cars, and the Experimental Shop report that it effectually protects the sliding blocks from mud, and it is now proposed to fit as standard to all 4 speed boxes. Messrs Nadin, Platford and Wormald have signed their agreement, and we shall be glad to know whether Mr Johnson and Mr Royce are also in agreement. Handwritten: Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} the subject of R's verbal approval of 19/5 p. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} [Signature] Stamps: [Left Stamp] RECEIVED 22 MAY 1913 [Right Stamp] RECEIVED 24 MAY 1913 This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||