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 The Rover Company inquiring about the manufacturing process for silent Bentley gearboxes.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 127\3\ scan0273 | |
| Date | 8th December 1938 | |
| TELEPHONE: No 8081 (7 Lines) ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY AND NOT TO INDIVIDUALS London Service Depot SEAGRAVE ROAD . FULHAM . LONDON . S.W.6. Contractors to H M Government. TELEGRAMS: ROVER, COVENTRY. B C M/Rover. Codes A.{Mr Adams} B. C. 5TH EDITION LIEBERS . MARCONI MOTOR TRADE . BENTLEY THE ROVER COMPANY LTD NEW . METEOR . WORKS: COVENTRY Our Ref GHS/RH.{R. Hollingworth} Your Ref 8th December, 1938. 1091. -W. A.{Mr Adams} Robotham, Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Derby. Dear Robotham, For next season, or fairly soon, we anticipate changing over to Single Helical Geared Gearboxes. I have driven in a number of your Bentley products, and have been struck by the complete silence of each gear in your gearbox. If I am not asking too much, I should in consequence much like to know the processes by which you produce such silent gears, so that I can consider the matter in our new layouts for producing our own boxes when the question arises. Thanking you in anticipation. Yours sincerely, G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} SAVAGE | ||