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).
The in-house manufacturing of a 20/25 HP Centralised Lubrication system versus a Lucas-supplied design.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 141\2\ scan0039 | |
| Date | 30th June 1932 | |
| ~~SFT.{Mr Swift} from Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}~~ ~~Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Dr. L. Roy.{Sir Henry Royce}~~ 83806. Worll/T30.6.32. 20/25 HP Centralised Lubrication. I have your note SFTl/MM29.6.32, saying that you would like an opportunity of manufacturing the same design of Lubrication as supplied by Lucas. I am entirely in agreement with you, we want as little work made outside as possible, and I am certain that our Works can produce as cheaply and efficently as any Works in the country; I have had much evidence of this recently. By all means stick to this. If our present centralised lubrication scheme can be modified and the design made simpler, so that it can be made much cheaper, it would be all to the good. I would prefer to stick to our own design if we could get the cost down by alteration. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} [Stamp: RECEIVED 30 JUN 1932 P.S] | ||