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 Ransome & Marles Bearing Co. about the possibility of using a double purpose bearing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 114\2\ scan0206 | |
| Date | 30th October 1935 | |
| RANSOME & MARLES BEARING Co., Ltd. - 2 - Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Limited, D E R B Y . 30-10-35. to consider the possibility of using a double purpose bearing instead of a deep groove bearing, as this would enable the cage to be made in one piece instead of rivetted together which would of course, improve the strength of the job from every point of view. Always assuring you of our best attention, We are, Yours faithfully, RANSOME & MARLES BEARING CO. LTD. JRD/lh{Mr Haworth} MANAGING DIRECTOR. Under separate cover: Three bearings XLJ.1.3/4 fitted with 'Oilite' cages. | ||