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).
Minutes of a daily conference discussing wheels, hubs, rims, and springs.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 18\6\ Scan090 | |
| Date | 12th May 1920 | |
| Hr/M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} 12th May 1920. MINUTES OF DAILY CONFERENCE. 12TH MAY 1920. Present:- Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Hr. Wd.{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Hm.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Copies to:- R.{Sir Henry Royce} CJ. C. Bn.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Hr. Wd.{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Hm.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} (1) WHEELS - REPAIRS. The question of repairs to wheels on the road now, other than Dunlop, such as Sankey and Rudge Whitworth was brought up again. Hm.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} still waiting for Mr. Holmes' return from Paris. (2) WOOD WHEEL HUBS FOR TEST CHASSIS FOR AMERICA. Resolved to bring this up again at the next meeting for further information. (3) WARLAND RIMS. Mr. Duke of the Warland Co. written saying he will come here tomorrow. Wd.{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} telegraphed asking him to come Friday morning instead of Thursday, as BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} will not be here tomorrow. (4) SPRINGS. Mr. Whitehead stated there is an excess of springs in the Works and only on two weights are we short. Deficit altogether amounts to 14 springs, i.e. 7 pairs, which will be made good according to promise. This excess of springs will materially assist us in the changing from split type to solid type. At the commencement of the first series "J" considerable difficulty was met in standardising the correct "poundage" of springs, and Mr. Whitehead | ||