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).
Request for various tools and materials to be purchased for Mr. Royce at West Wittering.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 180\M1\3\ img011 | |
| Date | 19th March 1919 | |
| To EH. from E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} ORIGINAL E2/G19/3/19. X2048 RE MATERIAL FOR WEST WITTERINGHenry Royce's home town. Would you please obtain for Mr. Royce the following material, which should be charged to his account :- Mills 1 Baby Lucas Spanner, black finish. } to be obtained in Town from the Stores 1 Hack Saw frame for 12" blades. } The following files:- 2 large round files 12" long, one smooth and one bastard. 2 - 6" half round files - one smooth and one coarse. 2 - 8" " " " - " " " " 1 -10" half round file - coarse. RECEIVED 20 MAR 1919 2 -12" half round files, one smooth and one coarse. Ordered from Millns { 4 lbs. of Panel Pins 1" long - 18 to 19 S.W.G. { 4 lbs. of Panel Pins 1¼" long - 16 to 17 S.W.G. The panel pins we have here which are right, seem to be intermediate between the gauges we have quoted. If there is any choice, we should prefer to have the lighter gauge rather than the heavier one. Hand Vice of the chuck type, not of the ordinary clamp type with vice jaws having wing nut, but like a small drill chuck which can be twisted circularly in the hand for filing a small pin in a vee block. Obtained from town c/o Howes Mills c/o Howes 2 - 6 ft. Yellow folding rules. (We understand that Mr. Southern has a supply of these) Could you say approximately how much these rules are as one of the two is intended for me, and I shall want to know so as to refund to Mr. Royce. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} (signature) | ||