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).
Sending rings of AC.9 material to America for the production of 50 bearings.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 115\3\ scan0306 | |
| Date | 8th November 1938 | |
| 1020 To Mr. Wheeler from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation} (Alum Foundry) Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation}4/MH.{M. Huckerby}8.11.38. We wish to send away some rings of AC.9 material, from which can be made the bearing shown on the attached drawing. A rough finished Bentley main bearing might be suitable for instance. Sufficient material should be available to produce 50 bearings, and to save time we would be obliged if you could hand this material when ready to the Central Stores, and let Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation} know, so that arrangements can be made for despatch to America. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation} Attached : Drg. No.13468.A. (PLEASE RETURN). | ||