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).
Confirming a request to build up a new change speed mechanism for the 20/25 gearbox.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 104\4\ scan0185 | |
| Date | 8th March 1933 | |
| X 5310 RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}5/KT. 8.3.33. 20/25 GEARBOX. This is to confirm our asking you to build up a change speed mechanism to the latest design, incorporating a spherical bearing for the shaft to prevent binding, and decrease the load required to move the gear lever sidways across the gate. This mechanism will shortly be on production and we should like to try it first. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} | ||