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 The Lodge Sparking Plug Co. Ltd. regarding spark plug orders and gap size alterations.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 79\1\ scan0073 | |
| Date | 28th November 1916 | |
| R.R. 235 A (400 T) (S.C. 536. 15-2-16) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 1546. Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead}/W19/E271116. X 601 BH/HB{C. E. Harcombe} 28th. Nov. 1916. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road. Derby. Dear Sirs, We are in receipt of your letter of the 27th inst. and in accordance with your instructions we are proceeding with your present orders for your plugs with 20/1000ths spark gap as before. With regard to your request that we shall put in hand the necessary tools for altering this gap to 15/1000ths of an inch, before doing so we shall be glad to receive a further order from you for these plugs, to cover the cost of these tools. On receipt of your order we will at once put the necessary tools in hand. Assuring you of our best attention at all times, Yours faithfully, THE LODGE SPARKING PLUG CO. LTD. Handwritten notes: Left margin: 3000 plugs to -> Bottom: Should order a further 3000 plugs to .015" gap By | ||