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).
Departmental memo discussing the policy on not adopting detachable wheels due to design difficulties with Mr. Royce's patent.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 81\2\ scan0020 | |
| Date | 24th April 1912 | |
| R.R. .475.(50 H) (X 448. 16.12.11). E P. 798. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 813 (Two Lines). DEPARTMENTAL MEMO. This column is for Name of Person addressed. DATE. (2) we are certainly decidedly in the minority as regards this point, and I believe we are the only firm of repute who adopt this policy. I should like to point out that we do not adopt this policy because we think detachable wheels are bad in principle, but because we have not yet been able to obtain a detachable wheel which is really efficient and soundly designed. The Committee have recommended that we design a wheel on the lines of Mr Royce's patent, but this scheme was originally dropped by Mr Royce, owing to difficulties in design, and which we do not yet see our way to overcome them. I think the scheme if it could be carried out would be far [Stamp Text] Dossier Reçu le 24 AVR. 1912 Répondu le This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||