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).
The final method for dealing with experimental work and drawing distribution.
| Identifier | Morton\M2.4\ img011 | |
| Date | 11th June 1917 | |
| Final method decided for dealing with Experimental at work [Annotations, top right]: 11.6.17. Note for mr. [struck through] C.H. E.F.C Na.{Mr Nadin} M To Mr Day, E.F.C. Na.{Mr Nadin} M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} Mills By/SC Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr Coverley By/FH (1) As soon as the Le C drawing is received, two unmounted prints are made, of which one is returned to St.{Capt. P. R. Strong} Margaret's [insertion: mr. Clark], and one is sent to for the Exp. Department. Thus the Exp. Dept. know beforehand what they will have to do. (2) The D.O. makes details, and orders forgings through the C.O. (2A) The D.O. submits the details for checking limits. (3) As each detail is finished, it is compared with the Le C drawing to check the dimensions. The Le C drawing is made, we consider, with sufficient care to avoid anything worse than the very occasional scraping of a part, from this dispensing with the making of an arrangement [insertion: by comparison] at this stage. [insertion: completed and checked with the Le. C. drg] (A) Every 24 hours all ^details, are sent to the O.O. for [strikethrough: prints]. The O.O. has two unmounted prints made of each casting, and one of each forged piece, or | ||