Request following Mr. Royce's wishes to test and report on motoring resistance Lec.1170 for an American chassis engine starter.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\D\December1919\ Scan12 | |
| Date | 17th December 1919 | |
| To CK. {Mr Clark} from E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Copy to CJ. " " BN. {W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} x3691- " " DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} " " HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} ORIGINAL 2 E2/G17/12/19. RE MOTORING SWITCH FOR AMERICAN CHASSIS x.3757. ENGINE STARTER. With further reference to the above, would you kindly, in accordance with Mr. Royce's wishes, test# and report on the motoring resistance Lec.1170 before sending it to West Wittering(Henry Royce's home town). The report should say whether you think the resist- ance is suitable for the purpose named. E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} (at it again) [Signature] | ||
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).