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).
The difficulty in changing Dunlop detachable wheels due to a lack of interchangeability.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 1\7\ B001_X15 20 46 50 59-page044 | |
| Date | 28th November 1913 | |
| R.R. 657. (100H) (XX 639. 30.10.13) E.P. 5294. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 (FOUR LINES). Names and Indicating letter. Initial of person addressed. X/S The Dunlop Wire Wheels. X B/D 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 ... Wds. D Mr. DeLOOZE ... Ha 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 ... Vj Mr. 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 HyD/B281113 Nov. 28th 1913. We have experienced difficulty in changing our various Dunlop Detachable Wheels. I find that they are not all interchangeable. I suggest that the inspectors be supplied with a model hub, and a model wheel, and that each wheel and hub should be carefully passed, on these models. If any of the wheels which are interchangeable, get on the road, they will, sooner or later, land someone into serious trouble. [Signature] This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||