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 accumulator manufacturer Peto & Radford regarding test results for a special 6-HZD11-G battery.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 164\3\ img196 | |
| Date | 7th July 1938 | |
| TELEPHONE RAINHAM 34. TELEGRAMS (ESSEX) LONDON OFFICE 50 GROSVENOR GARDENS. S.W.1 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} 15/JH. OUR REF CGFP/MH. {M. Huckerby} R.C. 6021 7th July 1938. Rolls Royce Limited, Experimental Department, D E R B Y. Dear Sirs, We are much obliged to you for your letter of the 5th instant addressed to Mr. Chapman, who is at present away on holiday. The results you give are certainly very interesting, and certainly show that the special 6-HZD11-G battery is superior to the standard type. We will go into the question of the life tests, and write you fully as soon as Mr. Chapman returns, which will be in about ten days time. Yours faithfully, PETO & RADFORD. [Signature] by | ||