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).
Circulating standardisation sheet X.4543 regarding the use of ground gears in place of helical gears for continuous gears in the gearbox.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 75\1\ scan0319 | |
| Date | 9th March 1923 | |
| To CJ. and BJ. from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to R.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to tp [struck through] c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to Rg.{Mr Rowledge} c. to Dn. c. to BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} c. to PN.{Mr Northey} X4543 [handwritten] ORIGINAL [underlined] Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/LG9.3.23. STANDARDISATION SHEET. X.4543. GROUND GEARS IN PLACE OF HELICAL [struck through] FOR CONTINUOUS GEARS IN GEAR BOX [underlined] Herewith copy of completed standardisation sheet in connection with the above. R.{Sir Henry Royce} has not returned his sheet. This modification, however, was made at his request. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||