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 fitting of a Bentley engine with Avonmouth Cadmium nickel bearings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 115\1\ scan0316 | |
| Date | 12th April 1937 | |
| 1020 Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry{Shadwell Grylls}2/R.12.4.37. I find we have a Bentley engine in the Fitting Shop being fitted with the Avonmouth Cadmium nickel bearings. We shall be able to report to you on their behaviour very shortly. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} | ||