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).
Switch from single-ended to double-ended spanners for car tool kits, including part numbers and cost savings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 16\6\ Scan052 | |
| Date | 3rd February 1932 | |
| 87580. X5580 Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} From Fa/Ltd. c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Roy.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to WX. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/lid.{A. J. Lidsey}3/HA.3. 2. 32. CAR TOOL AND SPARES EQUIPMENT. We have made enquiries from several firms with regard to the Cost of supplying the various items in the tool kit and find that we cannot better our present sources of supply for the usual box spanners, tommy bars, and jaw spanners. Double ended jaw spanners it is recommended should be adopted immediately the present stock of single ended spanners is exhausted. These spanners are as follows :- (1) For 20/25 HP. Car. (Price 4/1½d excluding new 11/16 x 13/16 spanner.) F-6572 - SBA x ZSA (8d each) F-9361 - BBA x ¼" (7½d each) F-9799 - 1BA x ½" (10½d each) F-2393 - 5/16"x 3/8" (9½d each) F-2894 - 7/16"x ½" (1/3½d each) New Spanner 11/16"x13/16". (No price at present available) The price of the complete set of single ended spanners which the above replace is 11/10d, thus we save 7/8½d.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} (2) For P.II Car. (price = 4/1½d excluding 11/16 x 13/16 spanner.) The same spanners as will be supplied to the 20/25 HP car are to be used (see above) The price of the complete set of single ended spanners which these will replace is 9/4d, the saving being 5/3½d.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} All these double ended jaw spanners (with the exception of the new 11/16 x 13/16") are as were used prior to adopting the present single ended spanners and are made by Hughes-Johnson Stampings Ltd; we know these will be satisfactory. N.B. (Will RV. please issue drawings for the 11/16" x 13/16" double ended jaw spanner, in order that we may get these made without delay.) HM{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs}/A.J.Lidsey. | ||