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 Lodge Plugs Limited enquiring about the results of further tests on their steatite plugs.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 162\6\ img080 | |
| Date | 20th June 1925 | |
| Lodge Plugs Limited, Rugby. J4425 Directors: J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} Alfred Hopps Bernard Hopps Alec M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} Lodge F.{Mr Friese} Brodie Lodge Telegrams: "Lodge, Rugby" Telephone: Rugby 276 (2 lines), Private Branch Exchange. Code Used: A.B.C. (5th Edition). ALL LETTERS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY NOT TO INDIVIDUALS. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Limited, Nightingale Road, D E R B Y. YOUR REF. HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}3/LG. OUR REF. BH/EW. Date: 20 June 1925. Dear Sirs, With further reference to your letter of the 8th inst., we shall be very glad to know the results of your further tests on the Models 200 and 201. type detachable steatite plugs. We should particularly like to know whether the Model 200 closed type is satisfactory for your engine from the pre-ignition standpoint when used for ordinary road work. Thanking you in anticipation of your reply, we remain, Yours faithfully, LODGE PLUGS LIMITED. Bernard Hopps DIRECTOR [Logos on left margin:] THE SOCIETY OF MOTOR MANUFACTURERS & TRADERS LTD THE BRITISH IGNITION APPARATUS ASSOCIATION MOTOR TRADE ASSOCIATION NATIONAL SCHEME FOR DISABLED MEN | ||