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).
Tungsten contact and distributor sparking points, including supplier rights and ongoing testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 35\5\ scan 155 | |
| Date | 22th November 1920 | |
| To EWT. for Cy. c. to R.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to CJ. c. to By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} X. 2894 EFC4/T22.11.20. X.2894 - TUNGSTEN CONTACT POINTS+ X.3309W & TUNGSTEN DISTRIBUTOR SPARKING POINTS. I have Mr. Olley's letter Cyll/G28.10.20 with reference to Tungsten contact points, together with attached copy of letter from the Fansteel Products Company. We are, over here, still interested in the subject of Tungsten contact points as, although we have mot so far had success with these points, we feel that such points may be used successfully provided the right course is taken. Also, Mr. Royce has expressed from time to time a desire that we should continue to test these. We think there must be some snag somewhere which prevents our getting satisfactory results. We have received a letter from the Tungsten Manufacturing Co. of London, stating that they have purchased the sole rights for Europe and the Colonies of the Fansteel Products Co. of Chicago, and would be glad to receive our enquiries as they have been informed by that Co. that you had been in correspondence with them in this matter. We have also, this afternoon, received a visit from Mr. E.H. Weston of the Tungsten Manufacturing Co. in connection with this letter, and have arranged with him that they will fit for us tungsten points to half a dozen blades and screws of our standard battery ignition, which we handed to them for the purpose. Contd. | ||