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).
Letter from Joseph Lucas Limited regarding their inability to manufacture the Rolls-Royce design of reduction gear for starting motors.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 37\2\ scan 044 | |
| Date | 30th July 1918 | |
| COPY X.3328 JOSEPH LUCAS LIMITED. Great King Street, BIRMINGHAM. 30th July, 1918 BY1/P29B18 CLM{D. D. Clapham}/CD. X.3328. X.3161. Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Nightingale Road, Derby. Dear Sirs, For the attention of Mr. Bailey. Re Electric Starting Motor for Aero Engines. We thank you for youe letter of the 29th inst., contents of which we duly noted. We regrst thatyou are unable to produce the "Rolls-Royce" design of Reduction Gear for our Starting Motors, and in view of the fact that we are so heavily commited for material on our existing Contracts, we fear we cannot undertake the manufacture ourselves. We should like to consider the matter, however, in any subsequent Contract, and for that reason we shall be very interested to see your Mr. Willis. It would be more convenient if he would visit us after the August holidays, and we will write you again then suggesting a date. We are glad that you are arranging to "try out" one of these small starters on an "Eagle" Engine, and we will let you have a motor complete with our own Gear Reduction as soon as possible. Yours faithfully, JOSEPH LUCAS LIMITED. (Sigd) C. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Breedon. | ||