Letter from accumulator manufacturer Peto & Radford clarifying that the 'Z' in a battery model number refers to the 'LZL' type plates used.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 164\3\ img021 | |
| Date | 24th March 1937 | |
| 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} /Wst.14/JH OUR REF ESC/M.I. WST 24th March 1937. Rolls Royce Limited, DERBY. Dear Sirs, We thank you for your letter of the 23rd instant, and the answers to your queries are as follows:- The letter 'Z' in the battery title 6-LZLD-13 is part of the plate name, as the plates used in this particular battery are our LZL type. It is our intention to supply a moulded cover with this battery, and we think you will find that the two samples recently sent to you were fitted with covers. Yours faithfully, PETO & RADFORD. | ||
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).