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).
Security bolts and bolt valves in relation to tyres coming off rims, and correspondence with Dunlop.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 53\1\ Scan127 | |
| Date | 20th August 1923 | |
| X4546 W/S {Derby Works / Sales} H. {Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} c. BJ c. Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} EP {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} 7/H20.8.23. re. Security Bolts and Bolt Valves. With reference to your H2/TB17/8/23 - in reply to the first paragraph of this memo, this question has been further considered since Wor {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} 's memo Wor {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} 6/M26.7.23, and we attach herewith copy of a few points on this subject. Under the circumstances, in view of your memo we will again take the matter up with Dunlops, and shall be glad if for this purpose you can let us have a summary of the cases which have come to your notice (and the notice of other inspectors) of tyres coming off the rims where security bolts and bolt valves have not been employed. EP. {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} P.S. Since writing the above, we have taken an opportunity of putting this matter before Messrs. Dunlop's representative, Mr. Macbeth, who happened to be at the Works today on another matter. EP. {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} | ||