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).
Confirmation of a telegram to Mr Basil Johnson regarding a government order and manufacturing strategy.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 182\M21\ img060 | |
| Date | 12th October 1920 | |
| CONFIRMATION OF TELEGRAM TELEPHONED TO CHICHESTER. ORIGINAL RECEIVED To WOR.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} from R) ROYCAR DERBY+ Copy to DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} " " HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} " " BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} WORMALD COPY OF MESSAGE TELEPHONED TO MR BASIL JOHNSON RE GOVERNMENT ORDER MY IMPRESSION IS WE CAN DELIVER PROVIDING WE HAVE A FREE HAND AND MAKE ALL NECESSARY PARTS WE CANNOT BUY FROM ENGLISH HELD STOCK STOP WITTERING WILL PROVIDE COMPLETE ARRANGEMENT DRAWING OF TYRE PUMP AND DRIVE IN TEN DAYS OR LESS ADOPTING SCHEME SETTLED UPON LAST WEEK THIS WILL ENABLE WORKS TO MAKE THIS ITEM STOP HAND MAGNETO SHOULD BE ADOPTED AS WE AT FIRST RECOMMENDED AND PROVIDING WE CAN BUY THESE FROM STOCK OR GOVERNMENT CAN DELIVER FROM THEIR STOCK WE CAN EASILY FIT PROVIDING WE OR GOVERNMENT HAVE SUITABLE ENGINE DRIVEN MAGNETOS WE MAY HAVE THESE LATTER AS THIS IS OUR STANDARD AERO PRACTICE STOP DAY SHOULD CONCENTRETE ON HAND TURNING GEAR PROBABLY CUTTING GEAR TEETH UPON CLUTCH RING OR TURNING UP SPECIAL CLUTCH RINGS FROM STOCK FORGINGS THE WHOLE SHOULD BE CRUDE AND ROBUST AND MADE TO WORK AS WELL AS TIME WILL ALLOW STOP MODELS OF ANYTHING PURCHASABLE SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO ME AT RUSSELL HOTEL ON THURSDAY. ROYCE. | ||