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).
Internal memorandum seeking clarification on an alteration to the double rear brake design.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 1\6\ B001_X2 Double Rear Brakes-page041 | |
| Date | 29th May 1913 | |
| R.R. 657. (100H) (P.P. 976. 5.5.13) E.P. 4143. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS : "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES : 476 (Four Lines). Names and Indicating letter. Initial of person addressed. 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 ... W.M. 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 Ny Mr. NORTHEY Pn{Mr Northey} 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 Y VIENNA Whr{Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wo. Mr. WORMALD Double Rear Brakes. X.2/B Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} 29/5/13. D19/EF29513 Your letter Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/SM4/L20513 to Mr. Johnson. Please let me know when the alteration you refer to will take place - that is to say, the number of the first chassis, and whether any definite decision has been arrived at as to whether the double rear brake and the spring drive is being fixed, or whether the double rear brake less the spring drive coupling is being fixed. D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} [Handwritten Notes] Double R Brakes 2700 Series. Sp{Mr Spinney}-Coupling 2700 Plain " 2800. (?Hagradt) Mr Bailly v.{VIENNA} 30.5.13. This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||