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).
Production and specification of coarse pitch gears for the Phantom III chassis gearbox.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 94\1\ scan0307 | |
| Date | 17th January 1936 | |
| X328 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} BY/Cgh.{W Clough}5/G.17.1.36. PHANTOM 111. CHASSIS. --------------------- With reference to the Conference held at Derby last week by Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} and Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}, and the decision to instruct the Works to produce 50 sets of fine pitch gears and 50 sets of coarse pitch gears for the change speed gearbox, will you please let us know exactly what the coarse pitch should be, the gears at present instructed are 10 D.P. BY/Cgh.{W Clough} | ||