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 from Brecknell, Willis & Co. Ltd. regarding the supply and composition of self-lubricating bushes.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 61\1\ scan0201 | |
| Date | 2nd February 1932 | |
| X604 All communications to be addressed to the Company. BRECKNELL, WILLIS & COMPANY LTD. ENGINEERS. WORKS: JACOB ST.{Capt. P. R. Strong}, BRISTOL. TELEGRAMS: "BRECKNELL, PHONE, BRISTOL" TELEPHONE: 23344 [stamped above] 9344 [struck through] BRISTOL. CODE: 5TH EDITION A.B.C. DIRECTORS: A.M.WILLIS. A.R.BOUCHER. 59 VICTORIA STREET, BRISTOL. OUR REF. AMW/DHW. YOUR REF. HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst.5/AD. February 2nd, 1932. X6011 X6079 Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd. DERBY. Dear Sirs, We are in receipt of your letter of the 1st. inst., re self-lubricating bushes and as you say, we have supplied these for a considerable number of years to the various Tramways. We would say that we were the first manufacturerss of these Bushes but some time ago decided to discontinue manufacturing and we now obtain our supplied from Messrs. British Bound Brook Bearing Co.,Ltd. Birch Road, Witton, Birmingham. There is really no secret whatever in the bushes as you will see from the sample which we have sent you under separate cover. The lubrication is flake graphite mixed with sufficient shellac to form a binder. We shall be very pleased to give you any further information you may require on this subject and would take this opportunity of enclosing a few of our pamphlets, showing our various productions which might be of interest to you. Yours faithfully, ENCLOSURES. PER PRO BRECKNELL, WILLIS & Co. LTD. MANAGING DIRECTOR. | ||