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).
High failure rate of thermometers and connecting tubes on post-war cars and the urgency to resolve the supply issue.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 175\4\ img004 | |
| Date | 9th February 1921 | |
| R.R. 225A (100 T) (S.H. 798, 10-10-20) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 1047 X3575 X3897 BY12/H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} 9. 2. 21. EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} c. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} CHASSIS - INSTRUMENT BOARD. RE THERMOMETERS! I would like to know how many cases of damaged Thermometers or Thermometer Connecting Tubes have been returned to your Department on the post-War programme. So far as I can see, we have had quite a large number of failures and in view of this I am getting one of the principals from the Cambridge Thermometer Company over, in order to discuss the matter fully. This becomes more important in view of the fact that Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} is now recommending that we should continue with the Thermometer. I take it that Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} will obtain a decision on this point definitely from R.{Sir Henry Royce} before any movement is made, which should also be confirmed by CJ. The matter is urgent as we are now putting cars on test without Thermometers and with no possibility of thermometers being supplied in the near future. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} (Text in left margin: R.R. 68. (250) (S.F. 764. 24-9-19) M.P. 202432) | ||