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).
Letter responding to a query about recurring issues with faulty valve springs from a supplier.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 80\3\ scan0166 | |
| Date | 25th August 1913 | |
| R.R. 657. (100H) (XX. 996. 23.6.13) E.P. 4502. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS : "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES : 476 (FOUR LINES). Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/SM5/L25813. Names and Indicating letter. Initial of person addressed. Re Valve Springs. X.290 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 ... Cas Miss CASWELL ... Cn{Mr Chamberain} Mr. CHAMBERLAIN ... C Mr. COWEN ... Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX ... D Mr. DeLOOZE ... 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 ... K Mr. KILNER ... M Mr. MOON ... Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN ... P.N. Mr. NORTHEY ... O Mr. OLDHAM ... Pat Mr. PATERSON ... Pd Mr. PLATFORD ... Rn{Mr Robinson} Mr. ROBINSON ... R Mr. ROYCE ... JR{Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE ... Sn{Mr Sanderson} Mr. SANDERSON ... LHS{Lord Herbert Scott} LORD HERBERT SCOTT ... Sp{Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY ... V VIENNA ... Whr{Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER ... Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD ... Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD ... J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} 25-8-13. We return herewith complaint sheet 60503 Clark, and in reply to your query "Do you think we have quite got over the valve spring difficulty ?" Mr Wormald wishes me to reply that the springs which we are at present fitting seem to us to be entirely satisfactory but unfortunately we cannot re-assure our-selves that the makers will not at some future time send us a batch of springs which have either been made from faulty material or which have not been correctly heat treated. We do everything in our power to guard against this, in fact the tests that we now habitually use are far more severe than anything we have done in the past, but in spite of all these precautions it seems inevitable that at irregular intervals a batch containing faulty springs gets passed through. p. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} [Signature] [Stamp: Enclosure] This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||