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).
Proposal for standardizing girthgroove rivets for clutch linings to reduce production costs.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 171\2\ img157 | |
| Date | 25th March 1926 | |
| The document is upside down. When corrected: AC.S.SS{S. Smith}/40 Date 25.3.26 STANDARDISATION OF PARTS GIRTHGROOVE RIVETS FOR CLUTCH LINING To reduce cost Report by Department No. Origin Description of Proposal 10,000 miles on EX-23 at France and further use on later chassis. Est. cost of extra jigs, tools and equipment. (Sft{Mr Swift}/Ws.16.5.34). Negligible. Could be brought on to production at 1st chassis in 'T' series without scrap. The scrap cost if brought on earlier would be the price of the old type rivets - approximately 2/- per chassis. Approval routing list: INITIALS S2 ROW C AR AD VB E3 E EW MB EST MX{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||