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 requesting clarification on the components to be included in a 6-cylinder engine weight calculation.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 3\2\ 02-page026 | |
| Date | 20th May 1913 | |
| R.R.Ad.100.M-30-9-12-E P & S-48. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 470 Four Lines. DEPARTMENTAL MEMO. AW/S1/L.20513 Re Weight of Engine. - Z.200 Names and Indicating letters: A Mr. ADAMS Ay Mr. BAILEY Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARINGTON B Mr. BEREND Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT Cas Mr. CASWELL 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 Nn 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 S SANDERSON Lhs{Lord Herbert Scott} LORD HERBERT SCOTT Sp{Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY V VIENNA Wht Mr. WHEELER Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD Initial of person addressed: Na{Mr Nadin} Date: 20/5/13 (Handwritten note: To Mr. Nadin) In reference to your verbal request to obtain the weight of 6 cylinder engine without carburetter or exhaust pipes, Mr Haldenby requests us to ask you whether you require this with or without the following parts :- 1. Clutch. 2. Induction pipes. 3. Expansion chamber. 4. Control levers. (Handwritten reply:) Yes with these parts Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} or, if inconvenient, 21/5 without A.{Mr Adams} GNAPP (Stamp: RECEIVED 21 MAY 1913) This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||