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).
Letter from Hardy Spicer & Co. Limited regarding their inability to convert an axle.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 114\1\ scan0339 | |
| Date | 28th January 1941 | |
| Hardy Spicer & Co. Limited. TELEPHONE: BIRCHFIELDS 4504-9 (6 LINES) TELEGRAMS & CABLES AUTJOINTS, BIRMINGHAM LONDON OFFICE BUSH HOUSE ALDWYCH LONDON W.C.2 TELEPHONE: TEMPLE BAR 8219 REGISTERED OFFICE AND WORKS BIRCH ROAD, WITTON, BIRMINGHAM, 6. OUR REF. JAD/MMF. YOUR REF. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}8/ML. 28th January 1941. 1015 Rolls-Royce Limited, DERBY. Dear Mr. Robotham, I thank you for your letter of the 22nd instant. I feel sure that we could not convert the axle here. The first operation would be to remove the tubes. This should be done by cutting off close to the casting, and then boring out the portion that is welded in. We have nothing towards this, but feel sure that you would have the necessary tools. I would gladly be present during the period you would be needing any help, but we here are now entirely dismantled on axles, and the Universal Joint Works cannot help. Yours sincerely, J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} A.{Mr Adams} Daniell | ||