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 a supplier confirming an order for 100 steering roller assemblies.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 153\2\ scan0126 | |
| Date | 14th October 1936 | |
| Copy sent to By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} X1300 Exptl. Dept. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}24/KW. 14th October, 1936. The Ransome & Marles Bearing Co.Ltd., Newark-on-Trent. Dear Sirs, We are writing to confirm our discussion with your Mr. Kenyon during our visit to your Works to-day. The position is that we want you to make for us as soon as possible 100 steering roller assemblies to our F.61285, and the work that it will be necessary for you to do will be as follows :- (1) Roller F.61281/2 to be made entirely by you from bar steel supplied by Messrs. the Adamant Engineering Co. (2) Inner races F.61284 to be ground on the ball race tracks. We will supply you with the inner races as shown on F.61285. (3) Adjust length of distance piece F.61286 to suit assembly. (4) Supply 0.250 dia. balls to suit. You already have our prints ref. F.61281/2/3/4/5/6, of which F.61281 has some modified dimensions in pencil. Will you please scrap this print and replace it with the one enclosed. | ||