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).
High tension contacts and a request for tungsten alloy samples from external companies.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 35\5\ scan 072 | |
| Date | 10th November 1919 | |
| R.R. 235a (500 T) (S.D. 408. 26-4-17.) Bm. 2/156/13. COPY. X.2894 Springfield, Mass. Oy2-G10/11/19. November 10, 1919. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} from Oy. Copy to En. X.2894 RE HIGH TENSION CONTACT. X.2309 1. With further reference to this subject, I enclose memo, Gr{George Ratcliffe}2/E61119 from Mr. Gardner. 2. I am writing to the Fansteel [handwritten correction] Fautell Co. of Chicago and the Gneral Electric Co. for samples of their tungsten alloys in suitable form for use as coil or contact breaker points, and inquiring as to the use of the same metal as spark plug points. Oy. | ||