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).
Fitting of a Bleriot electrical cutout in place of Smith and Lucas models.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 48\3\ Scan177 | |
Date | 12th December 1920 | |
To HR from R. {Sir Henry Royce} C. to CJ. WOR. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} EFC. {E. Fowler Clarke - Electrical Engineer} COPY. X 4215 R1/G30. 12. 20. X4215. RE BLERIOT ELECTRICAL CUTOUT. X 3770/1. X4165. With reference to HR1/M23. 12. 20, it was antici pated that Bleriot Cut-out could only be fitted to R.R. w iring installation and not to Lucas. It would come in place of Smith, which though superior to Lucas, was thought inferior to Bleriot. R. {Sir Henry Royce} | ||