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).
Minutes of a Works Committee conference discussing springs for the U.S.A.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 18\6\ Scan206 | |
| Date | 26th October 1920 | |
| 26.10.20. MINUTES OF WORKS COMMITTEE CONFERENCE. 26TH OCTOBER 1920. -------------------------- Present - Copies to - Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} R.{Sir Henry Royce} Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} CJ. Wd.{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} C. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Bn.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Hm.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr.Maddocks. Wd.{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hm.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}/Mr.Maddocks. M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} -------------------------- (1) SPRINGS FOR U.S.A. A cable has been received from Springfield, reading as follows - "in view recent experiment necessary to ask to reduce load springs rear quoted in our order by 200 lbs.each." The Works Committee have asked Wd.{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} to order the necessary additional lighter springs required, in view of this cable. The heavy springs which will not now be required by Springfield we shall be able to use up here. The Works Committee are also of the opinion that springs fitted on chassis at Derby are probably too heavy, and suggest Wd.{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} should stop Messrs Woodheads making any further springs over and above 2200 lbs. until EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} returns from America, when this matter can be fully discussed, and then taken up with R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||