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).
Chasing a report on a valve tappet spanner, with a handwritten response regarding its material.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 79\2\ scan0127 | |
| Date | 11th March 1914 | |
| R.R. 657. (100H) (VV.586. 23.2.14) E.P. 6076. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 (Four Lines). Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/Mcr18/L11314. Names and indicating letter. Initial of person addressed. Re Valve Tappet Spanner. X.1119 [List of Names] 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 Cn{Mr Chamberain} Mr. CHAMBERLAIN Cr{Mr Cra???ster / Mr Chichester} Mr. CHICHESTER C Mr. COWEN Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX D Mr. DeLOOZE Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Mr. DAY E Mr. ELLIOTT F Mr. FRIESE Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HALLAM H Mr. HANBURY J Mr. JOHNSON JS{Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr.JOHNSON'S Secretary K Mr. KILNER Mac{Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACINTOSH Mcr Mr. MERCER M Mr. MOON Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN PN{Mr Northey} Mr. NORTHEY O Mr. OLDHAM Pa{Mr Paterson} Mr. PATERSON EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Mr. PLATFORD Rn{Mr Robinson} Mr. ROBINSON R Mr. ROYCE RS{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} Mr. ROYCE'S Secretary 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 Wa{Mr Wallis} Mr. WALLIS Whr{Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD [Handwritten Initial]: EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} [Handwritten Date]: 11-3-14. [Typed Text]: 2nd application. Mr Hives. We have not yet received your report on the above which was handed to you on 19/2/14 and urged on 25/2/14. Can you let me have same. p. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} [Handwritten Signature]: Mcr 11/3/14 [Handwritten Reply]: Wa{Mr Wallis} I consider this spanner satisfactory except that they are made of too soft a material I believe they are M.S. [Handwritten Signature]: EH 13/3/14 [Stamp]: RECEIVED MAR 13 [Watermark]: 1804 MADE AT CROXLEY [Footer]: This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||