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 The Skefko Ball Bearing Company regarding the supply of spindles, the grease being used, and identification markings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 149a\3\ scan0240 | |
| Date | 3rd July 1939 | |
| 1269 The SKEFKO BALL BEARING COMPANY Ltd. HEAD OFFICE & WORKS LUTON YOUR REF. OUR REF. Technical/F.{Mr Friese} TELEPHONE EXT. No. 5. MJK/CB. CONTRACTORS TO THE ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE, AIR MINISTRY, INDIA OFFICE AND CROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES. TELEPHONE: 1100 LUTON (8 LINES) PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE TELEGRAMS: "SKEFKO TELEX" LUTON TELEX NO: LUTON 2884 CABLES: SKEFKO, LUTON, ENGLAND. 3rd July 1939. BRANCH OFFICES ABERDEEN 23, WINDMILL BRAE. TELEPHONE: ABERDEEN 7824. BELFAST 41, VICTORIA SQUARE. TELEPHONE: BELFAST 23965. BIRMINGHAM 183-185, CORPORATION STREET. TELEPHONE: CENTRAL 3011-2. BRISTOL 73, VICTORIA STREET. TELEPHONE: BRISTOL 23771. CARDIFF CHURCH HOUSE, 16, WESTGATE STREET. TELEPHONE: CARDIFF 7162. DUBLIN 28, UPPER O'CONNELL STREET. TELEPHONE: DUBLIN 44415. GLASGOW METROVICK HOUSE, 74, WATERLOO STREET. TELEPHONE: CENTRAL 3268. LEEDS LONDON ASSURANCE HOUSE, WINE STREET, (OFF INFIRMARY STREET) TELEPHONE: LEEDS 28059. LEICESTER 17, WATERLOO STREET. TELEPHONE: LEICESTER 58722. LONDON 109, KINGSWAY, W. C. 2. TELEPHONE: HOLBORN 4623-4. MANCHESTER SUNLIGHT HOUSE, QUAY STREET. TELEPHONE: BLACKFRIARS 7077-8. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE 31, MOSLEY STREET. TELEPHONE: NEWCASTLE 23736. NOTTINGHAM CLUMBER BUILDINGS, CLUMBER STREET. TELEPHONE: 43609. SHEFFIELD 97, WEST STREET. TELEPHONE: SHEFFIELD 25358. TELEGRAMS "SKEFKO" ALL BRANCHES Messrs. Rolls-Royce Limited, Experimental Department, D E R B Y. Dear Sirs, We thank you for your letter of the 29th June, with Order No: 99331, for three water pump spindles to our drawing 401197. These we are having packed with Shell-Mex grease, and for identification purposes the letter "S" is being etched on the large end of the spindle. We hope that the results will be more satisfactory than was the case with the previous ones. Incidentally, we have also received your Order No. 99335 for six spindles as previously supplied, our I.132948, and we are proposing to use the same grease in these bearings also, and they will be similarly marked. Yours faithfully, THE SKEFKO BALL BEARING CO. LTD. | ||