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 Wellworthy Piston Rings Ltd. discussing progress on AC Bearing production and detailing deliveries.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 115\5\ scan0250 | |
| Date | 15th February 1939 | |
| Handwritten: Filing Handwritten: 1020a. WORKS TELEPHONE LYMINGTON 520 WORKS TELEGRAMS "WELLWORTHY" PRIVATE TELEPHONE LYMINGTON 232 MANAGING DIRECTOR'S OFFICE WELLWORTHY PISTON RINGS LTD., LYMINGTON HANTS JH/CJR. 15th February, 1939. W. A.{Mr Adams} Robotham Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Limited, Derby. Dear Mr. Robotham, You will be pleased to hear that we are making more progress with the AC Bearing. In January we delivered 182 Main Top Halves to A.E.C., 6 Big End Bushes to Listers, 13 pairs Mains & Big Ends to Morris Commercial, 12 pairs Big Ends to Perkins Diesel, 8 Bushes to E.R.A., 114 Bushes to H.D.A., 3 Big End Bushes to Bristol, and 52 Small Bushes to Bristol, 50 pairs Mains & Big Ends to Birmingham & Midland Omnibus Co., 15 pairs Mains to Saurer, 16 pairs Big Ends to Leylands and 300 pairs Big Ends to Leylands for the Central Sprayer. A lot of these bearings are, unfortunately, sample sets, but we are now getting down to the position where we can get out sample sets quite quickly, and I believe quite satisfactorily. I am laying in a further plant to double this output and handle the job from a production basis, and I am hoping, by the end of March, to have this other plant installed. Yours sincerely, J.W. Howlett | ||