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 regarding a spring on the foot brake pedal for double rear brakes, with handwritten notes clarifying the situation.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 77\2\ scan0085 | |
| Date | 15th October 1913 | |
| R.R. 637. (100H) (XX 426. 18.9.13) E.P. 4985. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. X508 o/p LHB TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 (FOUR LINES). Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/SM5/L151013. 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 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 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 . . Y 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 Re Spring on Foot Brake Pedal for Double Rear Brakes. X.2 By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} 15-10-13. With reference to your instruction sheet 12497 (29/9/13), please note that Mr Royce wishes the above removed on all cars and cancelled on series 2700 and not to be fitted to 2704. p. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} [Handwritten Note in Red Ink:] Spring referred to was never instituted for 2704 nor any car fitted with Mr Royces hand adjustment. In regard to other cars he has been misled by insufficient information, Mr Nadin evidently has not explained the matter & I have therefore written to Mr Royce on matter. Mr Platford considers spring an improvement. By [Handwritten Note in circle:] By having a crack at Na{Mr Nadin} [Handwritten initial bottom right:] R This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||