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).
Letter from Adamant Engineering Company regarding a proposal for modifying a Marles Steering Gear.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 28\2\ Scan026 | |
| Date | 3rd August 1932 | |
| Telegrams: 'ADAMANT, Phone, Luton.' CONTRACTORS TO H.M. ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE & AIR MINISTRY. Telephone: LUTON 1818 (2 LINES). ADAMANT ENGINEERING COMPANY, LIMITED (Incorporating J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} C. THREADGOLD & SONS. Established 1878). Engineers and Founders. SPECIALISTS IN THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF HIGH PRECISION TOOLS, JIGS, FIXTURES, etc. SPECIAL MACHINES, SPECIAL MACHINE TOOLS AND ACCURATE PRODUCTION WORK. SOLE MANUFACTURERS AND SALES AGENTS FOR THE MARLES and MARLES-WELLER STEERING GEARS. Directors: G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} CARLTON SMITH, A.M.I.Mech.E., M.I.P.E. Reo. Lv. COMMANDER F.{Mr Friese} G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} MATRAVERS, R.N., M.A. (CANTAB.), A.M.I.Mech.E., A.M.I.E.E., M.I.A.E., M.I.P.E. D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} CARLTON SMITH, M.A. (CANTAB.), F.I.S.A., M.I.P.E. Secretary. ALFRED SLATTER, M.I.E.E. L.W. HAZEL, F.I.S.A. Expl. Dept. Your Ref. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}5/MJ Our Ref. FGM/AMR/CB Head Offices, Works and Design Dept.: DALLOW ROAD, LUTON. 3rd August, 1932. Messrs. Rolls Royce, Ltd., DERBY. Dear Sirs, We are duly in receipt of your letter dated the 27th July, reference as above, in connection with a further experiment which we are pleased to hear you are desireous to carry out on a Marles Steering Gear of the latest design. We have carefully considered the proposal set out in your letter in respect of the modification to the steering which we have already manufactured and supplied to you, and which you have already tested out. From our investigation it would appear that the modification of this steering into a steering in line with our latest type is hardly a practical proposition seeing that the most important items of the gear are definitely different in shape, including the Cam, Rocker Shaft and the Steering box. As regards the latter item, we think you will agree having examination of the enclosed drawings that it would not be possible to accommodate the roller bearings in the box supplied with the gear already in your possession. Further, we are of the opinion that where modifications are possible at all, such modifications - 1 - | ||