EFC to Roy requesting the purchase of high-purity paraffin wax for ignition coil experiments.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 63\1\ scan0081 | |
| Date | 26th January 1928 | |
| X3035 To. Roy {Mr H. Royce - Buyer} , from EFC. {E. Fowler Clarke - Electrical Engineer} EFC {E. Fowler Clarke - Electrical Engineer} 2/T26.1.28. Would you please obtain for us from the British Drug Houses, or elsewhere :- 3 lbs. of high degree purity paraffin wax, of highest possible melting point, which we think is in the neighbourhood of 140°F. {Mr Friese} 155° F. {Mr Friese} This is required for ignition coil experiments. EFC. {E. Fowler Clarke - Electrical Engineer} O {Mr Oldham} /N.54733. Wax rec'd. {John DeLooze - Company Secretary} stated to have a melting pt. of 150-160°F | ||
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).