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).
Rudge-Whitworth detachable wheels with an automatic locking device, including remarks from Mr. Royce.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 159\7\ scan0045 | |
| Date | 27th January 1915 | |
| R.R. 637. (100H) (SA.73. 16.12.14.) E.P. 7738. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 (Four Lines). Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/Mcr25/T27115. Names and Indicating letter. Initial of person addressed. A Mr. ADAMS Ax Mr. ALEXEIEFF 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 Eu EUROPE Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY H Mr. HALLAM ... Mr. HANBURY ... J Mr. JOHNSON JS{Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr. JOHNSON'S Secretary BJ Mr. BASIL JOHNSON ... K Mr. KILNER Mac{Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACKINTOSH Mer 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 ... Mr. SPINNEY ... ... 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 RUDGE-WHITWORTH DETACHABLE WHEELS WITH LATEST AUTOMATIC LOCKING DEVICE. X.421. Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr.Matthews. 27.1.15. Please note Mr. Royce remarks re this experiment:- "The fact of this work being about for twelve months either shows that it is being neglected, or that it is not wanted. I do not really understand what the object of it is, as I should have thought we had been using Rudge-Whitworth detachable wheels on cars and selling them to customers, and they (the ones mentioned) could have been used up on some trials car before twelve months had passed. Would these particular wheels do for car 49 GB?" Mcr. 4081 RS{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} / GP / 25.1.15 This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||