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 to British Timken Ltd. regarding blueprints for steering gear and a request for special bearings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 114\2\ scan0175 | |
| Date | 15th August 1935 | |
| γ Expl. Dept. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}5/MJ. 15th. August, 1935. Messrs. British Timken Ltd., Cheston Road, Aston, Birmingham, 7. For the attention of J.H. Boden Esq. Dear Sirs, We enclose the blue prints of the Steering Gear which we promised to send you during our conversation yesterday. We also wish to confirm that you are going to send to us, as soon as possible, a drawing of the special bearing for this gear so that we can go ahead with the manufacture of the part which forms the cone of the bearing. Will you please also send 12 of these special bearings. Our Order Office will send you an official order for these very shortly. Yours faithfully, For Rolls-Royce Ltd. | ||