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).
Cable confirmation advising against sending flawed crankshafts for testing as they are certain to be scrapped after a recent failure.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 38\6\ Scan017 | |
| Date | 26th July 1918 | |
| c.c. to Mr. Wormald. c.c. to Mr. Platford. c.c. to Mr. Hives. c.c. to Mr. Hargreaves. CONFIRMATION OF CABLE. X338/ TO ROLLS ROYCE, UNION BUILDING, CLEVELAND, OHIO. NADIN RE YOUR LETTER JULY SECOND REFERRING CRANKSHAFTS PLEASE NOTE QUITE USELESS SENDING SAMPLE FLAWED CRANKS FOR TESTING AS THEY WILL CERTAINLY BE SCRAPPED stop WE RECENTLY RAN SLIGHTLY FLAWED CRANKSHAFTS WITH THE OBJECT OF TRYING TO CONVINCE A.I.D. BUT CRANK FAILED AFTER FIFTY HOURS ON FLAWED CRANKPIN THIS IS CONFIRMED BY WORMALD PLATFORD HIVES AND JOHNSON. BAILEY. | ||