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).
Broken axle pivot from Le Canadel, with a request from F.H. Royce for further testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 2\12\ B002_X168-page145 | |
| Date | 17th May 1912 | |
| S.S. 450. (10M) (CC 87). 17.5.12 R.P. 4739. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 (Four Lines). Names and indicating letter. 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 Co 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 Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HALLAM H Mr. HANBURY J Mr. JOHNSON K Mr. KILNER M Mr. MOON Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN Ny Mr. NORTHEY O Mr. OLDHAM Pa{Mr Paterson} Mr. PATERSON Pd Mr. PLATFORD R Mr. ROBINSON Re Mr. ROYCE JR{Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE Sa Mr. SANDERSON LHS{Lord Herbert Scott} LORD HERBERT SCOTT Sp{Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY V - VIENNA - W Mr. WHEELER Wht Mr. WHITEHEAD W Mr. WORMALD Initial of person addressed: J E1/8713 AXLE PIVOTS LE CANADELHenry Royce's French residence X/68 WOR{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} With reference to the axle pivot recently received at Le CanadelHenry Royce's French residence in which the pivot axle has broken at the root during test. FH Royce has examined the fracture and is not satisfied that the break is not due to a flaw in the material. FH Royce therefore wishes another test to be made of this type of pivot. The correspondence relating to this pivot is referenced WOR{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/H9/12/LC013 [Signature] C E Ruitt. This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||