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).
Instruction to source two types of Hoffmann Bearings for a more efficient and cheaper Cadillac type fan drive.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 94\5\ scan0044 | |
| Date | 11th October 1937 | |
| - 2 - BY/NS.{Norman Scott}5/G.11.10.37. Hoffmann Bearing No.117 1 off. Hoffmann Bearing No.320 1 off. This has been done with a view to finding a more efficient drive for the Cadillac type fan, and at the same time a cheaper assembly. Kindly instruct one set of the above. BY/NS.{Norman Scott} NS{Norman Scott} | ||