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).
Clarifying the cost calculations for wheels, tyres, and hubs detailed in Standardisation Sheet No. X.3809.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 42\1\ Scan075 | |
| Date | 29th September 1926 | |
| W/S (C) c. to Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to Roy{Sir Henry Royce} Handwritten: X3809 My/Rb.{R. Bowen}2/139A/BJ.29.9.26. Handwritten: X 3809 Handwritten: 1-30 Handwritten: 30/9/26 Re: Standardisation Sheet No. X. 3809. C.11/C.24.9.26. When we sent the above standardisation sheet through to Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} we stated on the covering memo that, in arriving at the difference per car we have taken into consideration the cost of the Double Locking Device type Hubs; it is this factor which accounts for the increased cost stated on the standardisation sheet. The decreased cost for 5 Well-Base Wheels and 4 Semi-High Pressure Tyres is £5-13-6 per chassis. The increased cost for one set of Hubs of the Double Locking Type is £6-10-4 per chassis; giving a nett increase of 16/10 (say 17/-). My/Rb.{R. Bowen} | ||