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).
Requesting an experiment to compare 'Skefko' and 'Hoffmann' ball bearings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 20\7\ Scan068 | |
| Date | 2nd September 1913 | |
| R.R.537. (100H) (XX 996. 23.6.13) E.P. 4502. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 478 (FOUR LINES). X648 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 Cas Miss CASWELL... Cn{Mr Chamberain} Mr. CHAMBERLAIN C Mr. COWEN Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX... D Mr. DeLOOZE E Mr. ELLIOTT F Mr. FRIESE G Mr. GNAPP Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY H Mr. HALLAM Mr. HANBURY ... J Mr. JOHNSON K Mr. KILNER M Mr. MOON Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN P.N. Mr. NORTHEY O Mr. OLDHAM Pat Mr. PATERSON Pd Mr. PLATFORD Rn{Mr Robinson} Mr. ROBINSON R Mr. ROYCE 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 Whr{Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER... Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wo Mr. WORMALD Mr. Mercer. WOR{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}24/T2913. Sept. 2nd. 1913. I am asking Mr. Nadin to get us some "Skefko" ball bearings in order to make experiments of them to see if they are better than Hoffmann. Mr. Royce suggests this experiment. Will you introduce it as an experiment, and put it into operation. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||