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).
Potential suspension, gearbox, and axle control systems.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 15\6\ Scan043 | |
| Date | 7th June 1913 guessed | |
| R.R. 8,7. (100H) (P.P. 976. 5-5-13) E.P. 4143. 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 Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BEREND ... Mr. BURT Cas Miss CASWELL Ca Mr. CHAMBERLAIN C ... Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX ... D Mr. DeLOOZE ... Mr. ELLIOTT F Mr. FRIESE G Mr. GNAPP Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HALLAM H Mr. HANBURY J Mr. JOHNSON K Mr. KILNER M Mr. MOON Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN Ny Mr. NORTHEY Pn{Mr Northey} Mr. PATERSON Pd Mr. PLATFORD... Rn{Mr Robinson} Mr. ROBINSON... R Mr. ROYCE JR{Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE Sn{Mr Sanderson} Mr. SANDERSON LHS{Lord Herbert Scott} LORD HERBERT SCOTT Sp{Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY V - VIENNA Whr{Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wo Mr. WORMALD patented) for an entire system of eng nie & epicyclic gear box combined with a modified form of suspension on the lines of our front engine suspension, but acting in a different plane. I had a sketch but it has not been returned to me & I do not remember the details. (8) New parallel system of axle control combined with cantilever springs in accordance with Mr Royce's sketch attached. This sketch & Mr Johnson's note also attached is all the information I have. Bn.{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||