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).
Attached letter from Houdaille Shock Absorber people and a revised section of their absorber.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 25\2\ Scan012 | |
| Date | 26th March 1914 | |
| R.R. 657. (100H) (VV. 586. 23.2.14) E.P. 6076. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. ENCLOSURE No 386 TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 (FOUR LINES). Names and Indicating letter. Initial of person addressed. A Mr. ADAMS By Mr. BAILEY Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARRINGTON B Mr. BEREND Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT Cn{Mr Chamberain} Mr. CHAMBERLAIN Cr{Mr Cra???ster / Mr Chichester} Mr. CHICHESTER C Mr. COWEN Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Mr. DeLOOZE D Mr. DAY E Mr. ELLIOTT F Mr. FRIESE Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HALLAM H Mr. HANBURY J Mr. JOHNSON JS{Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr. JOHNSON'S Secretary K Mr. KILNER Mac{Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACINTOSH Mer Mr. MERCER M Mr. MOON N Mr. NADIN PN{Mr Northey} Mr. NORTHEY O Mr. OLDHAM Pa{Mr Paterson} Mr. PATERSON EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Mr. PLATFORD Rn{Mr Robinson} Mr. ROBINSON R Mr. ROYCE RS{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} Mr. ROYCE's Secretary JR{Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE Sn{Mr Sanderson} Mr. SANDERSON LHS{Lord Herbert Scott} LORD HERBERT SCOTT Sp{Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY V - VIENNA Wa{Mr Wallis} Mr. WALLIS Whr{Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHERLER Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD Re Houdaille Shock Absorbers. Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Na{Mr Nadin}6/IB26314. 26/3/14. Kindly note the attached letter from the Houdaille Shock Absorber people. Would you care to see a revised section of their absorber? Apparently there is nothing new which we can learn from it, but if you would care to see it I will ask them to post it to us. Perhaps the Experimental Department would also like to read this letter. [Signature: Ch] [Watermark: ROBINSON] [Typed addition] Attach ltr. dated 25/3/14. [Handwritten note 1] I would like to see the revised section, if you please. Have sent Houdaille letter to Expt. Dept. [Signature: Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}] Mar 30 14 [Handwritten note 2] Expt dept - will you please return the letter [Signature: MRH] 7/5/14 [Stamp: 30 MAR. RECD.] [Stamp: W.M. 31 MAR 1914] [Stamp: RECEIVED] [Handwritten vertically on left: X1152] [Signature bottom left: M Mercer] | ||