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 to Charles Weston & Co. Ltd. regarding a drawing of a felt oil retaining device and the testing of a split seal.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 103\3\ scan0198 | |
| Date | 9th April 1935 | |
| X 517 Exptl. Dept. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}20/KW. 9th April, 1935. Messrs. Charles Weston & Co.Ltd., Lincoln Chambers, Portsmouth Street, Kingsway, LONDON, W.C.2. Dear Sirs, We send you herewith a drawing of the felt oil retaining device at present fitted to the rear bearing of our 20/25 engine crankshaft. Perhaps you would return this drawing to us showing your intended split seal. We are willing to modify the covers but not the crankshaft for the purpose of testing the seal. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED. | ||