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).
Instructions to proceed with ordering parts for an experiment on steering pivots.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 2\B002_X168\ 00000001-page241 | |
| Date | 7th May 1914 | |
| R.R. Std. Headg. (VV. No. 54) 5.M. 3.12 R.P. 6468. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/WorG/87514. DERBY. Telegrams: "ROYCAR," DERBY. Telephone: 478 Four Lines. Names and indicating letters: A Mr. ADAMS By Mr. BAILEY Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARRINGTON Bd{Mr Berend} Mr. BEREND Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT Ca Mr. CHAMBERLAIN Cr{Mr Cra???ster / Mr Chichester} Mr. CHICHESTER C Mr. COWEN Dx Mr. DALGLEISH Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Mr. DAY E Mr. ELLIOTT F Mr. FRIESE Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY H Mr. HALLAM Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HANBURY J Mr. JOHNSON Js{Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr. JOHNSON'S Secretary K Mr. KILNER Mac{Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACINTOSH Mer Mr. MERCER M Mr. MOON N Mr. NADIN PN{Mr Northey} Mr. NORTHEY O Mr. OLDHAM P Mr. PATERSON EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Mr. PLATFORD R Mr. ROBINSON Re Mr. ROYCE Rs{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} Mr. ROYCE'S Secretary JR{Mr James Royce} r.{Sir Henry Royce} JAMES ROYCE S Mr. SANDERSON LHR LORD HERBERT SCOTT Sp{Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY V Mr. VIERRA W Mr. WALLIS Wh Mr. WHEELER Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD Re Steering pivots with more elasticity and increased clearance for buffers. X.168 C.C. Mr Mills. 7 / 5 / 14. Be the above, Mr Matthews states that since arrangement drawing 75086 has been issued by Mr Day, he finds a number of parts required for this experiment have not been ordered up. We understand from Mr Matthews that he has seen you about this matter. We shall be glad if you will issue the necessary instructions to enable the job to be proceeded with. p. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} [Signature] [Handwritten Note]: Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} 8.5.14. EM30/E8514 With reference to the above, will you please issue full instructions. [Initials] [Handwritten Note]: Wait 21764 OU 29/7/14 [Faint handwritten pencil note at bottom, partially illegible]: Mr Mills Please note we have no stock now present. They really have a set made but have nothing I have seen to base this on & that is only a guess... This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||