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 The Rover Company Ltd. concerning a misunderstanding about a gearbox with a broken tooth.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 127\3\ scan0141 | |
| Date | 2nd November 1936 | |
| X1091 TELEPHONE 8081(7 LINES). TELEGRAMS: ROVER, "COVENTRY." SBW:ME. THE ROVER COMPANY LTD. COVENTRY, ENG. November 2nd 1936 W.A.Robotham Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd, Derby. Dear Robotham, I have to withdraw about your gearbox - it was a misunderstanding on my part. There was a broken tooth and a constant mesh wheel, and I am starting an investigation to find out why. Yours sincerely, S.B.Wilks. | ||