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).
Completion date for Chassis 2200, with a handwritten reply explaining a delay.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 4\2\ 02-page45 | |
| Date | 7th July 1914 | |
| ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: 'ROYCAR,' DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 (Four Lines). Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/Mer/11/17714 Names and Indicating letter. Initial of person addressed. A Mr. ADAMS By Mr. BAILEY Ba Mr. BARRINGTON Be Mr. BEREND Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT Ca Mr. CHAMBERLAIN Cr{Mr Cra???ster / Mr Chichester} Mr. CHICHESTER C Mr. COWEN Cox Mr. COX D Mr. DeLOOZE Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Mr. DAY E ELLIOTT Eu EUROPE Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDEN Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HALLAM H Mr. HAMBURY J Mr. JOHNSON JS{Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr. JOHNSON's Secretary K Mr. KILNER Mac{Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACKINTOSH Mer 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 R Mr. ROBINSON Ro{C. C. Rose - Export Manager} Mr. ROYCE RS{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} Mr. ROYCE's Secretary JR{Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE Sa Mr. SANDERSON LMo LORD HERBERT SCOTT Sp{Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY Y VIENNA Wa{Mr Wallis} Mr. WALLIS Wh Mr. WHEELER Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD Re Chassis 2200. Repair Dept. 2nd application. 7-7-14. As per our memo of 29/6/14 can you give us an approximate date for completion of the above car ? P. Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/ [Handwritten reply in green ink:] Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} It is a difficult matter to give even an approx. d/y date as we are placed at present. We have not yet got the frame. The job is proceeding as fast as possible, & as soon as we are in a position to give a reliable promise we shall advise. WH [STAMP: RECEIVED 8 JUL 1914 R.D.] [Handwritten on side: X337] This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||