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 to Mr. Minchin discussing battery capacity and modifications for the 40/50 HP model, ahead of a meeting with Mr. Royce.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 38\5\ Scan343 | |
| Date | 22th May 1924 | |
| c. Mailing. c. EFC. V 3398 BY9/H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} 22. 5. 24. May 22nd, 1924. Thursday. Mr.G.R.Minchin, 50, Grosvenor Gardens, London. S. W. 1. Dear Mr.Minchin, Many thanks for your letter of the 21st inst, just received. I am very glad that you wrote me before going down to see Mr.Royce. The fact of the case is that nobody at West WitteringHenry Royce's home town really appreciate the fact that the capacity of the 40/50 battery has now been increased, and therefore, whatever you do, do not raise trouble by mentioning this fact to Mr.Royce, or the increase in weight. If by any chance Mr.Day should mention the question of the modifications to the batteries, the whole matter can be settled by simply saying that yourselves and the Exide Company have come into line to produce a battery with precisely similar cell units which fit into the original dimensions of the 40/50 HP. Battery Box. Contd. | ||