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).
Specification letter detailing the components included in a bearing and thrust washer set.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 115\3\ scan0276 | |
| Date | 31th August 1938 | |
| -2- 31st. August 1938. The set includes:- 1 Rear bearing EB.3921 (top half) 1 " " as above but no oil holes (bottom) 1 Front " EB.4089 (top half) 1 " " as above but no oil holes (bottom half) 4 Inter " EB.4090 (top half) 4 " " as above but no oil holes (bottom) 1 Centre (thrust bearing) EB.3919 (top half) 1 " " " as above but no oil holes. 2 Thrust washers. Also enclosed is a drawing of the centre thrust bearing cap which you will require in order to produce your thrust washers. We should be pleased if you will give this your earliest attention and submit an arrangement of your proposals, and following confirmation of this will require 3 complete sets in your Whitemetal lined shells and thrust washers. This order should not be confused with the 3 sets ordered to your L.1076 arrangement, as per our letter Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell}1/JH.18.8.38. Yours faithfully, for ROLLS-ROYCE LTD. | ||