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 Gleason Works regarding a hypoid gear summary and the shipment of gears.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 114\1\ scan0304 | |
| Date | 20th March 1940 | |
| GLEASON WORKS ROCHESTER, N.Y., U.S.A. FOLLOW-UP 1015 Axles general. March 20, 1940 Rolls-Royce Limited Nightingale Road Derby, England Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} AG Gentlemen: Ref: Your order #8919 We enclose print of generated hypoid gear summary #1051 together with proportional development change sheet showing settings as developed at our plant for your 12 x 43 combination - 8 3/4" pitch diameter gear. The gears on this order were shipped on March 14th. Yours very truly, GLEASON WORKS PLKnowles:DG enclosures-printCC CC-Buck & Hickman, Ltd. London Kgb. COPY | ||