Letter on Book-Cadillac Hotel stationery regarding car performance, fans, and bearing materials.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 173\4\ img099 | |
| Date | 20th November 1935 | |
| HOTELS NEW YORKER & LEXINGTON, NEW YORK - NETHERLAND PLAZA, CINCINNATI - ADOLPHUS, DALLAS - VAN CLEVE, DAYTON Book-Cadillac Hotel C/o C.T.S. Swell. G. {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} Ratcliffe Sg {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Wdl E By Hdg K.W. Please circulate to usual people Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} To HS {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 20-11-35 With regard to Vanath Stud fans. This is carried out by a centrifuge both weights which causes the declutching of the pulley is vary, the hubs of the crank pulley which are sprung together alter & 'rise' & keeps the V belt tight. Room was on with plain fans. Today I went to Tryon Pipe who compound a new Car mascot which was like Ford & RR. I discovered from Kissling (?) they have successfully used Cadmium Silver for 18 months & say it stands higher oil temperatures than w/m. Fortunately Ribbingill of our Retainers called & he claims & without changing the design of my information I asked him about this. His reply was that no doubt their w/m bearings could be run - to have this line on Kissling stands about 4000 miles. | ||
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).