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 addressing rapid gear wear, noting a design problem and the preference for British materials.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 136\1\ scan0268 | |
Date | 5th January 1938 | |
1155 January 5th.1938 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}2/AP. Messrs.MacEchern & Co.Ltd., 48 Southwark Bridge Road, LONDON S.E.1. Dear Sirs, For the attention of Mr.W.A.George In answer to your letter of the 4th inst., we would say that your american associated Company replied to our letter stating that in their opinion the very rapid wear of our gears indicated a design problem and that Celeron was not made in this country. We were not prepared to agree that the design was involved, and we prefer to use British made materials. We therefore decided to seek assistance elsewhere. This we have now done with, we believe, satisfactory results. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LTD. | ||