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).
Superior workmanship of American gear cutting compared to English methods.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\G\October1921\ Scan72 | |
| Date | 18th October 1921 | |
| To HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from R.{Sir Henry Royce} -2- R2/G18/10/21 Contd. that it is considered by us at West WitteringHenry Royce's home town that the Americans are much more successful at cutting quiet gears than we generally get done in England. This is entirely a workmanship problem, as there is practically no difference between the pitches and the number of teeth used by us and the Americans. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||