Query and handwritten response regarding the strength and effectiveness of a spanner for a rear axle tube nut.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 79\2\ scan0124 | |
| Date | 3rd March 1914 | |
| R.R. 657. (100H) (VV 400. 19.1.14) E.P. 5828. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, X1027 NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 (FOUR LINES). Wor {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} /Mcr16/L3314. Names and Indicating letter. Initial of person addressed. Re Spanner for Rear Axle Tube Nut. X.778 Hy. {Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} 3-3-14. In reference to your recent report on the above will you please answer the query :- Does the spanner break ? Is it strong enough for its work? p. Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mcr 3.3/14 3.3.14. Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Sometimes the pins break Mcr The pins very often bend therefore are not strong enough It is impossible to hold the spanner square up to the face of the nut and at the same time apply any force to turn the nut as the pins jump out of the holes. H This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||
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).