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 Rolls-Royce of America regarding an order for a set of 6 Disteel Wheels and the details of the hubs.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 78\2\ scan0025 | |
| Date | 23th August 1920 | |
| COPY. X.4158B Oy2-G.23820. August 23, 1920. Mr. Claude Johnson, Managing Director, Rolls-Royce Limited, London, England.. Re: Disteel Hubs. Dear Sir: With further reference to your order for 1 set of 6 Disteel Wheels, this set is at present at the Long Island Service Station and will be tried by Mr. Caswell on a car just received to see that all is O.K. before we ship them. The enclosed prints from the Disteel Company giving details of the hubs will illustrate the method of fixing the wheels. The front hub fits on the ordinary wire wheel ball bearings but carries a wood wheel hub cap and back cover. The rear hub fits on the standard ball bearing arrangement and carries a wood wheel serrated driver and hub cap, a wire wheel brake drum and the standard back cover G.2743/4 which is common to both the wood and wire wheels. Very truly yours, ROLLS-ROYCE OF AMERICA, Inc. (Sgd) M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} Olley. MO/G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} Encl: 3 Prints. EWT/HGC/G 16.9.20. | ||