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 from Royce outlining the manufacturing plan for a government order.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 18\6\ Scan196 | |
| Date | 12th October 1920 | |
| COPY TELEGRAM. ROYCAR DERBY WORMALD COPY OF MESSAGE TELEPHONED TO MR.BASIL JOHNSON RE GOVERNMENT ORDER MY IMPRESSION IS WE CAN DELIVER PROVIDING WE HAVE THE FREE HAND AND MAKE ALL NECESSARY PARTS WE CANNOT BUY FROM ENGLISH HELD STOCK STOP WHICH WILL PROVIDE COMPLETE ARRANGEMENT DRAWING OF TYRE PUMP AND DRIVE IN 10 DAYS OR LESS ADOPTING SCHEME SETTLED UPON LAST WEEK THIS WILL ENABLE WORKS TO MAKE THIS ITEM STOP HAND MAGNETO SHOULD BE ADOPTED AS WE AT FIRST RECOMMENDED AND PROVIDING WE CAN BUY THESE FROM STOCK OF GOVERNMENT CAN DELIVER FROM THEIR STOCK WE CAN EASILY FIT PROVIDING WE OR GOVERNMENT HAVE SUITABLE ENGINE DRIVE MAGNETOS WE MAKE HAVE THESE LATTER AS THIS IS OUR STANDARD AERO PRACTICE STOP DAY SHOULD CONCENTRATE ON HAND TURNING GEAR PROBABLY CUTTING GEAR TEETH ON CLUTCH RING OR TURNING UP SPECIAL CLUTCH RING FROM STOCK FORGINGS THE WHOLE SHOULD BE CRUDE AND ROBUST AND MADE TO WORK AS WELL AS TIME WILL ALLOW MODELS OF ANYTHING PURCHASABLE SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO ME AT RUSSELL HOTEL ON THURSDAY. ROYCE. | ||