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).
Request to test a Solid Hall's Metal Bearing at the Cold Storage Works by fitting it to a crank pin assembly.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 114\2\ scan0228 | |
| Date | 26th November 1935 | |
| To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} x 1020 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Smth.25/KW.26.11.35. Solid Hall's Metal Bearings. We want to test one of these at the Cold Storage Works to see whether it tightens on the shaft, and understand you have a spare bearing which we can use for the purpose. Will you please fit up a crank pin assembly accordingly, using white metal clearance. We are sending the section of crankshaft into the shop. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Smth. | ||