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 Vandervell Products Ltd. regarding shells, thrust washers, and various bushes.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 115\1\ scan0285 | |
| Date | 6th February 1937 | |
| 1020. VANDERVELL PRODUCTS LTD. TELEGRAMS & CABLES: STEELBAK, LONDON. DIRECTORS: C.A. VANDERVELL. G.A. VANDERVELL. M.P. FOSTER. TELEPHONE ACORN 2251/2. MANUFACTURERS OF PRESSED BUSHINGS, STEEL BACKED BABBITT & LEAD BRONZE BEARINGS. Patented. STEEL BACK BABBITT LINED. Vandervell SERVICE BEARINGS HARD ROLLED BRONZE C and S BUSHINGS WESTERN AVENUE, PARK ROYAL, W. 3. FL/JK. 6th February, 1937. Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., DERBY. Dear Sirs, Experimental Department. Reference:- Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell}4/JH. We thank you for your letter of the 3rd instant and note your comments regarding the shells you propose making, and with regard to the Thrust Washers, these have been made to our standard practice. We note you refer to special Rocker Shaft Bushes and Big End Bushes, and with regard to the former we would refer you to our letter of 7th November, 1936 enclosing Blue Print No.808B to which letter we have been awaiting your reply as to which of the alternatives suggested would be acceptable to you. With regard to the latter, we would point out that these are included in the sets of Bearings already sent you and presumably you refer to Small End Bushes, but we cannot trace anything in the correspondence concerning these. We shall be pleased to receive your further comments in due course for which we thank you. Yours faithfully, VANDERVELL PRODUCTS LIMITED. | ||