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).
Internal order request for main bearings and thrust washers from Vandervell Products Ltd.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 115\2\ scan0496 | |
Date | 22th August 1939 | |
1020. To Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell} c. G/JWH. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell}6/MH.{M. Huckerby}22.8.39. O/N. 52482. Will you please order the following from Vandervell Products Ltd. (1) 3 sets of main bearings in Tri-metal in accordance with the layout L.1118, i.e. 2.9165 case bore, 2.75 crank journal, together with babbit faced thrust washers to suit. In conjunction with the above, order 12 extra intermediate bearings for replenishment spares. (2) Repeat of (1) but in normal whitemetal bearings. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell} | ||