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).
Instruction to determine the lubrication frequency for the universal joint behind the gearbox.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 31\3\ Scan081 | |
Date | 8th December 1914 | |
R.R. 657. (100H) (WW. 835. 13.10.14.) M.P. 7366. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 (FOUR LINES). Names and Indicating letter. Initial of person addressed. A Mr. ADAMS By Mr. BAILEY Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARRINGTON B Mr. BEREND Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT... Cn{Mr Chamberain} Mr. CHAMBERLAIN Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Cr{Mr Cra???ster / Mr Chichester} Mr. CHICHESTER C Mr. COWEN Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX D Mr. DeLOOZE Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Mr. DAY E Mr. ELLIOTT E - EUROPE Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HALLAM H Mr. HANBURY... J Mr. JOHNSON JS{Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr. JOHNSON'S Secretary BJ Mr. BASIL JOHNSON... K Mr. KILNER Mac{Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACKINTOSH Mcr Mr. MERCER M Mr. MOON Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN PN{Mr Northey} Mr. NORTHEY ... O Mr. OLDHAM Pa{Mr Paterson} Mr. PATERSON EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Mr. PLATFORD Rn{Mr Robinson} Mr. ROBINSON ... R Mr. ROYCE RF Mr. ROYCE'S Secretary Jt Mr. JAMES ROYCE Sn{Mr Sanderson} Mr. SANDERSON LHS{Lord Herbert Scott} LORD HERBERT SCOTT Sp{Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY ... V - VIENNA ... Wa{Mr Wallis} Mr. WALLIS ... Whr{Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER... Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD Instruction Book. Lubrication of Universal Joint behind the Gear Box. Na{Mr Nadin}/S7/LG81214. 8.12.14. In accordance with Mr.Royce's wishes expressed in his memo R8/IB31214 will you kindly issue an Experimental Number to determine how often it is necessary to lubricate the universal joint beind the gear box, as Test Dept. say every week, and Experimental Dept. consider once a month quite sufficient. [STAMP: W.M. 8 1914 RECEIVED] Na.{Mr Nadin} H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} [Handwritten Sideways: X1457] This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||