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).
Confirming the start of production for AC7 gravity cast billets, batch number one.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 115\3\ scan0127 | |
Date | 24th November 1937 | |
Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} H1. HPs.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} 1020. SWDC Files Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/JWW10/HM.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} 24. 11. 37. AC7 Gravity Cast Billets - Batch No.1. -------------------------------------- Further to our memo', reference Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/JWW.14/HM.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} 17.11.37. we have received a production card for the manufacture of these Billets, and we understand that the sample castings have been proved satisfactory. We are, therefore, proceeding with production and forwarding specimen from the cast to H1 for test as arranged. JWW/HM.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} | ||