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).
The satisfactory performance of Prowodnik tyres in the Spanish Trials.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 1\7\ B001_X15 20 46 50 59-page122 | |
| Date | 16th May 1914 | |
| R.R. 657. (100H.) (VV. 771. 26.3.14) E.P. 6273. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 (FOUR LINES). Names and Indicating letter. Initial of person addressed. A Mr. ADAMS ... By Mr. BAILEY ... Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARRINGTON ... B Mr. BEREND ... Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT... ... Cn{Mr Chamberain} Mr. CHAMBERLAIN ... Cr{Mr Cra???ster / Mr Chichester} Mr. CHICHESTER ... C Mr. COWEN ... Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX ... D Mr. DeLOOZE ... Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Mr. DAY ... ... F Mr. ELLIOTT ... Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY ... Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HALLAM ... H Mr. HANBURY ... J Mr. JOHNSON ... JS{Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr. JOHNSON'S Secretary ... K Mr. KILNER ... Mac{Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACINTOSH ... Mcr Mr. MERCER ... M Mr. MOON ... Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN ... PN{Mr Northey} Mr. NORTHEY ... O Mr. OLDHAM ... Pa{Mr Paterson} Mr. PATERSON ... EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Mr. PLATFORD ... Rn{Mr Robinson} Mr. ROBINSON ... R Mr. ROYCE ... RS{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} Mr. ROYCE'S Secretary ... JR{Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE ... Sn{Mr Sanderson} Mr. SANDERSON ... ORD HERBERT SCOTT ... P Mr. SPINNEY ... I – VIENNA ... Wa{Mr Wallis} Mr. WALLIS ... Whr{Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER... ... Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD ... Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD ... [Handwritten on left margin]: X299 [Stamped]: RECEIVED 16 MAY 1914 Re Chassis 7CA. [Handwritten]: Mcr Mr. Mills. EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}16/T/L15514. With reference to your memo EM1/E12514, Prowodnik tyres were used for the Spanish Trials last year, and although there was nothing exceptional about them they gave every satisfaction. EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||