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).
Letter from Ransome & Marles Bearing Co. about forwarding a strengthened bearing cage for road testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 114\2\ scan0065 | |
| Date | 19th September 1934 | |
| London Office: 17, VICTORIA STREET, WESTMINSTER, S.W.1. Telephone: VICTORIA 4278-4279 Telegrams: OFFLISLUNDA, SOWEST, LONDON BALL & ROLLER R&M BEARINGS x3807 Telegraphic Address: 'BEARINGS, NEWARK' Telegraphic Code: 'BENTLEY'S' Telephone Nos: NEWARK 456-457-458 Contractors to H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} Admiralty, War Office, Air Ministry, Colonial Offices &c. RANSOME & MARLES BEARING CO., LTD., MANUFACTURERS OF BALL & ROLLER BEARINGS NEWARK ON TRENT. Branch Offices: LONDON, BIRMINGHAM, MANCHESTER, LEEDS, NOTTINGHAM AND- Branch Offices: SHEFFIELD, BRISTOL, GLASGOW, NEWCASTLE, DUBLIN, BELFAST. Our Ref. Tech.Dept. FOH/MB. Your Ref. Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Limited, DERBY. 19th September, 1934. FOR THE ATTENTION OF --. GRYLLS ESQ: Dear Sirs, 4/MDJT.30 BEARINGS With reference to the above, and our recent discussion with respect to the strengthening of the cage, we have pleasure in forwarding as promised under separate cover one of these bearings with the strengthened cage on the lines discussed. We presume this will be put on your road test in due course, and as promised during our discussion, we ourselves are making a test with the strengthened cage, under conditions where a certain amount of out of squareness exists, and we will inform you in due course of the results obtained. Yours faithfully, RANSOME & MARLES BEARING CO. LTD. [Signature] MANAGING DIRECTOR. Under separate cover: 4/MDJT.30. N.D. Cage. | ||