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 cold temperature testing of Hall's Metal Bearings on a Bentley connecting rod assembly.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 85\3\ scan0110 | |
| Date | 21th October 1935 | |
| X214 To Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Smth.26/KW.21.10.35. Hall's Metal Bearings. We had a Bentley connecting rod and crankpin assembly with a Hall's metal bearing (white metal clearance) reduced in temperature to - 9°C. at the Cold Storage Works. There was no apparent tightening of the bearing. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Smth. | ||