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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).
Mr. Royce's suggestion to test double brakes with old torque tubes on a new type axle.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 2\12\  B002_X168-page169
Date  2nd September 1913
  
R.R. Sys. (1000) (XX. 396. 13-6-13) R.P. 4316.
ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED,
NIGHTINGALE ROAD,
DERBY.
TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY.
TELEPHONES: 476 (Four Lines).
Handwritten: X713

Names and Indicating letter.
Initial of person addressed.

A Mr. ADAMS
By Mr. BAILEY
Ba Mr. BARRINGTON
Be Mr. BEREND
Burt Mr. BURT
Cas Miss CASWELL
Ca Mr. CHAMBERLAIN
C Mr. COWEN
Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX
D Mr. DeLOOZE
E Dr. ELLIOTT
F Mr. FRIESE
G Mr. GNAPP
Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY
Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HALLAM
H Mr. HANBURY
J Mr. JOHNSON
K Mr. KILNER
M Mr. MOON
Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN
P.N. Mr. NORTHEY
O Mr. OLDHAM
Pat Mr. PATERSON
Pd Mr. PLATFORD
Rn{Mr Robinson} Mr. ROBINSON
R Mr. ROYCE
JR{Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE
Sa Mr. SANDERSON
LHS{Lord Herbert Scott} LORD HERBERT SCOTT
Sp{Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY
Y --- VIENNA
Wh Mr. WHEELER
Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD
Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD

To. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}
By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer}
Ref. No. WDP/CP39/T2913. Date. Sept. 2nd. 1913.

Mr. Mercer. Mr. Royce suggests that we try our double brakes with the old weak torque tubes, which we fitted on the first new type axle. He thinks this might tell us quite a lot. Will you please carry out this instruction.

Handwritten: Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}

This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers.
  
  


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