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).
Quotation letter from Vandervell Products Ltd. regarding bushes and thrust washers.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 9\7\ 07-page146 | |
| Date | 8th February 1938 | |
| QUOTATION VANDERVELL PRODUCTS Ltd. TELEGRAMS & CABLES: STEELBAK, LONDON. DIRECTORS: C. A.{Mr Adams} VANDERVELL. G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} A.{Mr Adams} VANDERVELL. M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} P. FOSTER. TELEPHONE ACORN 2251/2. MANUFACTURERS OF PRESSED BUSHINGS, STEEL BACKED BABBITT & LEAD BRONZE BEARINGS. Patented. WESTERN AVENUE, PARK ROYAL, W.3. STEEL BACK BABBITT LINED BEARINGS HARD ROLLED BRONZE BUSHINGS FL/DE. 8th February, 1938. Messrs Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. Dear Sirs, Your Ref: Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}6/MH.{M. Huckerby} We thank you for your letter of February 3rd referring to Clevite Bush in connection with your blue print GW.395 and note remarks. We are, therefore, arranging to prepare six Bushes, and hand you herewith revised blue print SK.50 giving details of sizes so that you will be able to make the steel sleeve to suit. With regard to the Thrust Washers, we are adding six of these to your Order No.55701 and would advise that our price in lots of 400 will be:- £1.0.0d. per 100 TERMS: Net Net 30 days. DELIVERY: Ex works. With regard to the question of flatness on these Washers, we would advise that these would be tested between parallel planes .0705" apart, thus giving a tolerance of flatness of .0025". Assuring you of our best attention at all times. Yours faithfully, VANDERVELL PRODUCTS LIMITED. Director [Handwritten Initials: F.J.A.] [Handwritten Note: -6'0] [Handwritten Note: 3/4#] [Logo: THE SOCIETY OF MOTOR MANUFACTURERS & TRADERS LTD SMMT] | ||