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 the status of tests on Bentley rear axle pinion bearings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 84\4\ scan0391 | |
| Date | 20th July 1938 | |
| BALL & ROLLER R&M BEARINGS London Office 17, VICTORIA STREET, WESTMINSTER, S. W. 1. Telephone: ABBEY 3875 (2 LINES) Telegrams: OFFISLUNDA, SOWEST, LONDON Telegraphic Address: "BEARINGS, NEWARK" Telegraphic Code: BENTLEY'S Telephone Nos. NEWARK 456-457-458-459 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. Branch Offices: LONDON, BIRMINGHAM, MANCHESTER, LEEDS, NOTTINGHAM AND- Branch Offices: SHEFFIELD, BRISTOL, GLASGOW, NEWCASTLE, DUBLIN, BELFAST. Our Ref. Tech.Dept.RE/HF.{H. W. Frost - Coachwork Inspector} Your Ref. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}17/MH.{M. Huckerby} Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. 20th July 1938. Dear Sirs, TESTS ON BENTLEY REAR AXLE PINION BEARINGS: We beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated the 18th inst. The tests to which you refer have not yet been completed and the bearing in question has not run for 500 hours. We might add that Mr. Hickling is personally supervising these tests, and we think that it would be advisable to wait for his return before coming to any decision on this matter. We expect him back on Monday next and you can remain assured that he will then give the matter his immediate attention. Yours faithfully, RANSOME & MARLES BEARING CO.LTD. C G Richardson DIRECTOR & GENERAL MANAGER. | ||