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 to The Hoffman Manufacturing Co. regarding the return of five noisy bearings from a Bentley gearbox.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 86\4\ scan0142 | |
| Date | 2nd June 1937 | |
| 228 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}5/R.{Sir Henry Royce} 2nd June, 1937. The Hoffman Manufacturing Co.,Ltd., CHELMSFORD. For the attention of Mr. Smith. Dear Sirs, We are returning to you five bearings removed from a Bentley gearbox after 13,000 miles' running. The complaint about these bearings is that of excessive noise. We thought you would like an opportunity to examine them, and should be glad to have your report in due course. Yours faithfully, For ROLLS-ROYCE LTD. | ||