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).
The urgent order and machining of 100 sets of front wheel brake material.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 73\2\ scan0284 | |
| Date | 11th March 1924 | |
| To: [Redacted] Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Dy.{F R Danby} Wd.{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Day. Set. - from Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Secret X9940 Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}1/M11/3/24. Front Wheel Brake Material. -------------------------- In a memo - ref.Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}2/M10/3/24 - copy of which is attached, you will notice we have promised CJ. that we will start to fit front wheel brake material to chassis which are to be handed to Test Department commencing April 16th. and therefore it is of vital importance that the 100 sets of material, if not yet ordered, is ordered immediately, as instructed by me in my Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}3/M8/2/24. Will BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} and Wd.{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} give special attention to this matter and will the former please give instructions without delay so that the Works can be given production cards to go ahead machining parts decided upon by BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} to enable us to carry out our promised programme, at the same time avoiding machining those parts which he now knows might be scrapped later. Any snags should be brought to my notice as they arise, so that difficulties can be settled without any delay. [Signature] Enc. | ||