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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).
Design and progress of a two-way foot switch for a central lamp scheme.

Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\U\2January1930-September1930\  Scan282
Date  20th September 1930
  
EFC. FROM E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer}

[Stamped] ORIGINAL

[The following is in a box and struck through with a diagonal line]
Copy to SG.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}
Copy to PN.{Mr Northey}
Copy to HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}

re. TWO WAY FOOT SWITCH OF RR. DESIGN FOR CENTRAL LAMP SCHEME.
X. 4520.

E4/M20.9.30.
[Handwritten] X4520.

In reply to your memo. EFC3/AD18830., we have nothing in hand yet for this switch, purely owing to the pressure of more urgent work, but we hope to get on with it in the near future.

At the same time we are interested to note that Sales are continually enquiring as to the progress of a foot switch, as we understood from EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork} that this scheme did not appeal to customers. From personal experience we find that the foot switch is much to be preferred to a hand operated device, whatever system of headlamp dipping or switching is used, and as regards the central lamp itself we found that this did not give enough light, [handwritten insertion: though] this is a point that could be corrected.

E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer}

[Signature]
  
  


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