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).
Order numbers for the production and fitting of Bentley R.R. 56 Bearings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 115\1\ scan0224 | |
| Date | 17th December 1936 | |
| -> RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 1020 To E.P. from G/Rb.{R. Bowen} G/Rb.{R. Bowen}1/B/10/D181236. [Struck through: HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/CEP.] Re: Bentley R.R. 56 Bearings. HPS{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}/CEP.2/EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}17.12.36. Please continue to use Order Number 54107 for the production of the above bearings. Order Number 55013 has been taken out for fitting these bearings as and when required in customers engines. G/Rb{R. Bowen} [Signature] | ||