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).
Requesting a test to check the clearance of an asbestos-lagged swan neck on chassis 58NA.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 36\3\ scan 005 | |
| Date | 5th May 1914 | |
| R.R. 475 (100 H) (PP 835 8.4 13) E.P. 3962 ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. X3003 TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 (Four Lines). DEPARTMENTAL MEMO. Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/Merl/E5514 This column is for Name of Person addressed. DATE. Re Asbestos Lagged Swan Neck. X.477. Mr Matthews Mr. Hives 5.5.14. Will you please have chassis 58NA{Mr Nadin} loaded up until the frame fouls the buffers, so that we may see if the Asbestos winding is clear of the axle when the frame is in the afore-mentioned position. p. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} [Signature] Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} This test has been completed [Signature] 6/5/14 This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||