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).
Test on new spanners for rear axle tube nuts due to reported failures.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 79\2\ scan0121 | |
| Date | 24th December 1914 | |
| R.R. 657. (100H) (VV 400. 19.1.14) E.P. 5828. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, F.R. 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 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 F Mr. FRIESE G Mr. GNAPP 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 K Mr. KILNER Mac{Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACINTOSH 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 RS{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} Mr. ROYCE'S Secretary JR{Mr James Royce} 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 [Handwritten Initials]: Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mcr. W.M. [STAMP]: RECEIVED 24 XII 1914 Re Spanners. [Handwritten]: X778 [Handwritten]: X1027 Na{Mr Nadin}31/B25214. Will you please carry out a test on the new spanners for removing the rear axle tube nuts on axles fitted with wire wheels. Mr Platford reports that the pins in these spanners very easily bend or break out under ordinary conditions of service. He also points out that the spanners are not interchangeable. If your test confirms these points, then we should change the design for something more practicable. I think the matter should receive your early attention, as it need not interfere with the other tests which are proceeding. This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||