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).
Cablegram from Detroit regarding the unimportance of gearbox slack for chunking, provided other components are within tolerance.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 173\4\ img150 | |
| Date | 11th October 1935 | |
| Form No. 6. WESTERN UNION (THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY) CABLEGRAM ANGLO-AMERICAN TELEGRAPH Co., Ld. CANADIAN NATIONAL TELEGRAPHS. RECEIVED AT 1, BROAD STREET CHAMBERS, BIRMINGHAM, 1. (Tel. No. Midland, 1711). [STAMPED] 1935 OCT 11 AM 7 48 [HANDWRITTEN] 1320 MESSRS ROLLS ROYCE CO LTD DERBY 40 DETROIT MICH 30 10 NLT ROYCAR DERBY ROBOTHAM BUICK AND HUDSON SAY GEARBOX SLACK UNIMPORTANT FOR CHUNKING PROVIDED CLUTCH SPLINES TIGHT AND AXLE PINION SLACK UNDER THREE THOUSANDTHS PITCHLINE AND ONE DEGREE TOTAL GRYLLS+ [HANDWRITTEN] CIRCULATE TO USUAL PEOPLE [SIGNATURE] [STAMPED] Confirmation [STAMPED] Posted | ||