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).
Steam hose samples from B.G. Goodrich Co. and North British Rubber Co. for testing and comparison.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 78\1\ scan0005 | |
| Date | 15th July 1914 | |
| R.R. 657. (100H) (W.W. 373. 4.6.14.) E.P. 6736. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 (Four Lines). ENCLOSURE No 545 Names and Indicating letter. Initial of person addressed. 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 Eu EUROPE 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. MACKINTOSH 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 V --- 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... Re Steam Hose - X.1347. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Na{Mr Nadin}24/B21714. With reference to your memo Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/Mcr 11/L6714, we hand you herewith samples of hose, for our water connection, from the following firms:- (1) B.G.Goodrich Co. (2) North British Rubber Co. (two samples, No.1736 and 4192.) This hose is supposed to be better than that we are using at the present time. Will you kindly have tests made on this material and report on it in comparison with that which we are now using. Attach 3 samples. P.S. We will let you have the other samples as soon as they are received. This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||