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).
Supply of standard spanners for the tool kit of a 40 mm Naval Gun, Type BL.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 175\3\ img172 | |
| Date | 20th September 1940 | |
| To Sft.{Mr Swift} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation} Copy to Ve/NP. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation}5/ST.20.9.40. 40 mm. NAVAL GUN - TYPE BL. -------------------------- Included in the specification of the above is a tool kit, a proportion of whicn is made up of our standard Jaw and Box Spanners, whicn are produced in our Derby factory. The contract for producing this gun, as you may know, has been given to a firm in Leicester, and the question is whether you would agree to 500 sets of these standard spanners being taken from stock, spread over a period of say 18 months. The parts in question are as follows: E.16115 1/4" Box spanner. 16112 5/16" " " 16113 3/8" " " 16114 7/16" " " F.51961 3BA. Jaw spanner. 51962 2BA. " " 51964 1/4" " " 51963 3/16" " " 51934 3/8" " " 51935 7/16" " " 51936 1/2" " " 30922 9/16" " " We would be obliged if you would give this matter your consideration. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation} | ||