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 K.L.G. Sparking Plugs Limited regarding an order for spark plugs with platinum earth points.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 162\4\ img218 | |
| Date | 9th December 1936 | |
| 6001B K·L·G SPARKING PLUGS LIMITED CONTRACTORS TO THE AIR MINISTRY, ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE & FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS. Sole Manufacturers of 'KLG' Sparking Plugs, also Jigs and Precision Tools PUTNEY VALE, LONDON. S.W.15 Telephone Putney 2671 (Four Lines) Telegrams 'Kaelgee, Phone, London.' PLEASE REFER TO AVIATION DEPT. AND QUOTE REFERENCE LM/KGB. IN YOUR REPLY 9th December, 1936. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Limited, DERBY. Gentlemen, FOR THE ATTENTION OF H.E.WEST, ESQ. We beg to thank you for your letter of the 8th instant - Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wst.14/AP - agreeing to the reduction of the thread relief to 1/16" as outlined in our letter of December 7th. We very much appreciate your agreement on this point, which will be of considerable assistance to us. We would also refer to your letter of the 7th instant - Lr{Mr Ellor}/Wst.17/AP - on this same subject in which you suggest that 72 out of the order for 144 of these plugs are to be fitted with platinum earth points. We are writing to your Purchasing Department to-day advising them that with the platinum points the plugs should be known as type R-948/1 and requesting them to amend the order that they will, presumably, be sending us accordingly. Yours faithfully, p.p. K.L.G.SPARKING PLUGS LIMITED. [Signature] Assistant Aviation Manager. | ||