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).
Requesting the machining of three Phantom III idler timing gears for trials.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 136\1\ scan0303 | |
| Date | 6th October 1938 | |
| To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} c. By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} PH.III IDLER TIMING GEARS. We wish to obtain experience on the Attwater's type Ph.III idler gear EXS.438 and propose to fit some to Trials cars. Will you please complete the machining of three of these gears as soon as possible by jig drilling the centres and send them to Cricklewood for the attention of GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} | ||