Letter from K.L.G. Sparking Plugs Ltd. regarding the modification and performance of brass fins on a No. 765A plug.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 162\4\ img010 | |
| Date | 6th June 1933 | |
| TELEPHONE: PUTNEY 2132 & 2133 TELEGRAMS: KAELGEE - PHONE - LONDON CONTRACTORS TO THE ADMIRALTY - WAR OFFICE - AIR MINISTRY & FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS CODES USED: A.B.C. 5TH EDITION WESTERN UNION K.L.G. Sparking Plugs Limited MAKERS OF JIGS AND PRECISION TOOLS SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF K.L.G. SPARKING PLUGS ROBINHOOD ENGINEERING WORKS PUTNEY VALE - LONDON - S.W.15 IN YOUR REPLY PLEASE REFER TO TECHNICAL DEP' AND QUOTE REFERENCE CMC/MEN. 6th June, 1933. Handwritten: X1918 b. Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., Derby. Gentlemen, For the attention of Mr. W.A. Robotham. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 12/MA. We thank you for your letter of May 31st and note what you say about the brass fins at the top of the sleeve on the No. 765A plug. We feel quite sure that modification of these fins or even, if necessary, their omission, will make practically no difference in the performance of the plug. We are, therefore, making up the two dozen which you have ordered in accordance with your wishes. Yours faithfully, p.p. K.L.G. SPARKING PLUGS LIMITED. [Signature of W.P. Carington] Director. Handwritten: W S T Handwritten: Answered Despatch 21-6-33. | ||
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).