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).
Copy of a telegram discussing the sourcing and design of a tyre pump and drive mechanism.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 18\6\ Scan197 | |
| Date | 13th October 1920 | |
| Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} COPY TELEGRAM. TO ROYCAR DERBY WORMALD DAY COPY OF MESSAGE TELEPHONED TO MR. BASIL JOHNSON MEMO RECEIVED TODAY BY TERMS OF CONTRACT WE ARE TO PURCHASE TYRE PUMP AND MAGNETO STARTER LEAVING US HAND WINDING GEAR TO DESIGN AND MAKE DRIVE FOR TYRE PUMP RE TYRE PUMP PROPOSE PROCEEDING WITH DESIGN OF PUMP AND DRIVE HERE AS WELL AS DERBY PROCEED WITH DRIVE OF PUMP TO BE PURCHASED DAY THEREFORE SHOULD ARRANGE TO BRING IF POSSIBLE DRAWINGS OF WINDING GEAR AND PUMP DRIVE WORMALD TO DECIDE WHETHER PUMP BE MADE OR PURCHASED SUBJECT TO COLONEL HUTCHINSONS APPROVAL OF EITHER I SUGGEST THIS BECAUSE KELLOG PUMP EXAMINED EXTREMELY CRUDE AND DIFFICULT TO LOCATE AND DRIVE STOP OUR OWN PUMP WOULD BE THE EASIER PROBLEM BECAUSE MADE TO SUIT SPACE AND DRIVE AVAILABLE STOP TO AVOID DELAY PROPOSE PROCEEDING WITH BOTH. ROYCE. | ||