Standardisation of parts document for a large type horn button.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 59\3\ Scan300 | |
| Date | 8th October 1934 | |
| RR 7558N (5H) (S7312, 29-12-33) BM. 3/640/2 COMPLETED 25.10.34. BENTLEY STANDARDISATION of PARTS. Date: 8-10-34 (handwritten over struck-through 7.9.34) X No. 1069. Drawing No. LeC. 3874. Part No. EX. List 14448. Description of Parts. LARGE TYPE HORN BUTTON. Origin. O.G. To be more accessible. Report of Experimental Test. Fitted to 4-B-IV and ran 10,000 miles in France. Is more convenient to operate. Weight of Old Part. Cost of Old Part. £ Weight of New Part. Cost of New Part. £ Difference per Car. Difference per Car. £ NEGLIGIBLE Signature from Cost Dept. that above is correct. G {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} /RL 6/10/34. Cost of Parts in Works which will be scrapped if commenced on :- Series.........£....... Series.........£....... Series.........£....... INITIAL | DATE | REMARKS SG. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | 23-10-34. | Agreed Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} WOR. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} | 11.10.34. | Agreed Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} C. | 11.10.34. | Agreed C. RG. {Mr Rowledge} | | DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | 22.10.34. | Agreed Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} | 11.10.34. | Agreed By. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} EP. {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} | 12.10.34. | Agreed EP. {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | 19.10.34. | Agreed AE. BN. {W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} | 11.10.34. | Agreed Bn. {W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} SFT. {Mr Swift} | 11.10.34. | Agreed Sft. {Mr Swift} MX. {John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} | 11.10.34. | Agreed Mx. {John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | 8.10.34. | Agreed Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Stamp: RECEIVED 23 X J.C. 00 | ||
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).