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).
Responding to questions from Customs authorities regarding a test on Gleason gears.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 111\4\ scan0097 | |
| Date | 16th December 1938 | |
| 802 To D/BP. from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}2/MH.{M. Huckerby}16.12.38. GLEASON GEARS. Replying to D/BP.13/MW.8.12.38, the answers to the questions asked by the Customs authorities are (1) Gleasons state that our test was unnecessarily excessive and would be likely to cause the state of affairs which took place. The answer to question No. (2) you already know because we are not asking for credit on the returned gears. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} | ||