From RS to HS regarding standardisation sheets for various parts, noting Mr. Royce's rejection of a vaporiser scheme.
| Identifier | Morton\M22\ img169 | |
| Date | 14th November 1922 | |
| [Header text, top left] R.R. 235A (100 T) (S.H 159. 11-8-20) G. {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2800 [Handwritten notes at top] R REJECTS CASWELLS 'BOILER' 40/50 ACCEPTS BONNET HANDLES TELEGAGE BATT IGN WITH GOVERNOR [Stamp] ORIGINAL [Typed Header] TO HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} FROM RS. {Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} RS {Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} 2/M14.11.22. STANDARDISATION SHEETS. Reference your Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 6/LG11.11.22., Standardisation Sheet X.3896 - Telegauge - is attached herewith. We expect to send you by the next post X.4544 - Battery Ignition unit for 40/50 chassis, and X.3421 - Handles to Bonnets. With regard to X.4305 - Vaporiser scheme on Induction pipe - Mr. Royce is not in agreement with this - see his memo. to yourself, R3/M91022, in reply to your Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 6/T51022 - and therefore he does not recommend this scheme for standardisation, and the sheet remains unsigned. RS. {Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} [Received Stamp] HS {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 15 NOV 1922 RECEIVED | ||
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).