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).
Request to Hoffmann's for a production lead time on two special ball bearings for a Bentley special gearbox.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 90a\2\ Scan109 | |
| Date | 11th July 1934 | |
| Roy{Sir Henry Royce}/Ms. C. Mn. S. RHO. x7962 BY/SS.{S. Smith}14/G.11.7.34. Bentley Chassis - Special Gearbox - Ulster Trials. ------------------------------------------------ Will you please ask Messrs. Hoffmann's to telephone us tomorrow how long it would take them to produce two special ball bearings to the attached print Ex.14689. It is standard bearing GB.432 with a special outer race 3.3125 outside diameter. BY/SS.{S. Smith} | ||