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. regarding steering roller assemblies and associated drawings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 153\2\ scan0220 | |
| Date | 22th December 1936 | |
| London Office: 17, VICTORIA STREET, WESTMINSTER, S.W. 1. Telephone: ABBEY 3875 (2 LINES) Telegrams: OFGISLUNDA, SOWEST, LONDON BALL & ROLLER R&M BEARINGS Contractors to H.M. Admiralty, War Office, Air Ministry, Colonial Offices &c. RANSOME & MARLES BEARING Co., LTD., MANUFACTURERS of BALL & ROLLER BEARINGS NEWARK ON TRENT. Telegraphic Address: "BEARINGS, NEWARK" Telegraphic Code: BENTLEY'S Telephone Nos: NEWARK 456-457-458-459 Branch Offices: LONDON, BIRMINGHAM, MANCHESTER, LEEDS, NOTTINGHAM AND- Branch Offices: SHEFFIELD, BRISTOL, GLASGOW, NEWCASTLE, DUBLIN, BELFAST. Our Ref. Tech.Dept.BS{A J. Barnes - Assistant Manager}/EW. Your Ref. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}/6/AP: Messrs. Rolls-Royce Limited, DERBY. 22nd December 1936 Dear Sirs, EXPERIMENTAL DEPARTMENT. STEERING ROLLER ASSEMBLIES. We thank you for your letter of the 18th instant, confirming your verbal instructions to put in hand four of the above, in accordance with our Drawing X.2737.C., and four with the outer profile to our Drawing X.2737.A. Part 1, and the inner details to our X.2737.C. With regard to the outer profile on our Drawing X.2737.A. Part 1, we would point out that this is based on your Drawing M.22168 on which the outer form is modified in pencil, without giving the actual dimensions. We should be glad therefore if you would kindly forward us a further print of this part giving us the dimensions to which you wish us to work. For your record purposes we enclose a copy of our Drawing X.2737.D. illustrating the assembly in question. Our official order for the material for the rollers is being forwarded to you and we thank you for your offer to supply the spring clips for retaining the inners which incidentally we propose to make in our standard chrome bearing steel as previously. Yours faithfully, RANSOME & MARLES BEARING CO. LTD., G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} R.{Sir Henry Royce} H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Richards. GENERAL MANAGER. Enclosure Print X.2737.D. | ||