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 design of a securing ring for the sliding barrel on Dunlop wire wheels.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 1\7\ B001_X15 20 46 50 59-page050 | |
| Date | 24th January 1914 | |
| R.R. 657. (100H) (VV. 88. 19-11-13) E.P. 5408. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/Mcr2/L24114. DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 (FOUR LINES). Names and Indicating letter. Initial of person addressed. Re Dunlop Wire Wheels - Fixing of Sliding Barrel. A Mr. ADAMS By Mr. BAILEY Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARRINGTON Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BEREND B Mr. BURT Cn{Mr Chamberain} Mr. CHAMBERLAIN C Mr. COWEN Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX D Mr. DeLOOZE Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Mr. DAY E Mr. ELLIOTT F Mr. FRIESE G Mr. GNAPP Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY H Mr. HALLAM Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HANBURY J Mr. JOHNSON JS{Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr.JOHNSON'S Secretary K Mr. KILNER Mac{Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACINTOSH M Mr. MOON Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN N 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 LHS{Lord Herbert Scott} LORD HERBERT SCOTT Sp{Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY V 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 [Addressed to Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer}] 24-1-14. The Dunlop people wish to use a ring of square section in securing the sliding barrel of present type wheels. A similar ring has always been used in the old pattern D.4 type. Please let us know what you think of the square ring which was fitted in the Austrian Trials Cars. p. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} [Signature] Mcr 24/1/14 [Handwritten reply from Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} to R] 11. feb. 14 I think the old square section ring was a better job than the present [square] section It did not come out as easily as the present one, and it would be an improvement to use it again H [Handwritten note on left margin] X/5/- [Footer] This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||