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 requesting a meeting with Ransome & Marles Bearing Co. to discuss a Bentley pinion bearing failure.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 115\1\ scan0014 | |
| Date | 1st February 1936 | |
| X1070 Exptl. Dept. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}7/KW. 1st February, 1936. F.O. Hickling Esq., The Ransome & Marles Bearing Co.Ltd., Newark-on-Trent. Dear Hickling, Could you come over and see us on Tuesday or Wednesday of next week to discuss the failure of a Bentley pinion bearing, the result of our endurance on the Oilite cage bearing, and the problem we are up against in connection with needle rollers. If one of these days suits you, will you meetme at the Midland Hotel at 12.45 p.m. Yours sincerely, | ||