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).
The supply of billets to produce Bentley Big end bearings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 115\3\ scan0175 | |
| Date | 21th January 1938 | |
| X 1020 To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Mths.{Reg Matthews} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Mths.{Reg Matthews}10/MH.{M. Huckerby}21.1.38. Can you please arrange to supply us with billets enough to produce 6 Bentley Big end bearings in AC.6 alloy as early as possible. These billets are required for despatch to U.S.A. and material and time should be booked to O/n 52464. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Mths.{Reg Matthews} | ||