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).
Letter from Peto & Radford discussing comparative test reports for the 6-GLK11-S Dagenite battery.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 164\3\ img220 | |
| Date | 12th September 1938 | |
| TELEPHONE RAINHAM 34. TELEGRAMS} (ESSEX) LONDON OFFICE 50 GROSVENOR GARDENS. S.W.1 6021 - Manufacturers of Accumulators for over 50 years. PETO & RADFORD Proprietors — Pritchett & Gold and E.P.S. Company Ltd. WORKS DAGENHAM DOCK ESSEX. YOUR REF Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /RC {R. Childs} 8/JH OUR REF ESC/MH. {M. Huckerby} 12th September 1938. Messrs. Rolls Royce Limited, Experimental Department, D E R B Y. Dear Sirs, We thank you for your letter of the 8th instant, giving us detailed test reports on the 6-GLK11-S battery recently sent to you. We are pleased to note the slight superiority of the Dagenite battery as compared with the Lucas type which was also submitted to similar tests. As previously suggested, the writer will be pleased to visit you to discuss tests generally, and we note that you do not wish a visit to be arranged until your life test equipment is in working order. Yours faithfully, PETO & RADFORD. P.S. Chapman. | ||