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 B.B. Winter of Humber Ltd. regarding Babbitt-lined main bearings and a request to test a 'Super Snipe'.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 126\2\ scan0073 | |
| Date | 8th December 1938 | |
| 1069 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}7/R.{Sir Henry Royce} 8th December, 1938. B.B. Winter, Esq., Messrs. Humber Ltd., C O V E N T R Y. Dear Winter, Many thanks for your letter of the 6th December. Glad the bearing position is so satisfactory. I am interested to hear that you are going back to Babbitt-lined main bearings. I think this is the ideal material if its load can be so kept down that it does not fatigue. Should like to try a 'Super Snipe' some week-end. Is it possible to have one in about 10 days' time, say, Saturday, the 17th ? Yours sincerely, | ||