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).
Despatch of gearbox and timing gears to Ford Motor Co. for hardening treatment.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 94\2\ scan0181 | |
| Date | 23th February 1937 | |
| Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GRY{Shadwell Grylls} COPY. To D/BP. from HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} c. to G/Mt. X328 HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}12/VS.{J. Vickers}23.2.37. We are sending into the Despatch Stores the following gears :- Gearbox Gears. 1 G.82925. Constant Mesh Pinion. 1 G.81570. Constant Mesh Wheel. 1 G.82903. Second Speed Driving Gear. 1 G.84800. Second Speed Driven Gear. Timing Gears. 2 E.54765. Idler Wheel. 2 E.54746. Crankshaft Pinion. 2 E.58445. Dynamo Driving Gear. 2 E.54527. Water Pump Driving Gear. Will you kindly arrange to have these despatched to the Ford Motor Co. Ltd., Dagenham, Essex, addressed for the attention of Mr. A.R. Smith, General Manager, quoting letter reference HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}11/VS.{J. Vickers} on the Advice Note. Fords have agreed to treat these gears for us by the cyanide hardening process, and they will be returned to us in due course. HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} | ||