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 Chloride Electrical Storage Company regarding a new lid insert design for batteries.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 164\3\ img051 | |
Date | 6th October 1937 | |
6021 ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY THE Chloride ELECTRICAL STORAGE COMPANY LIMITED Exide WORKS, CLIFTON JUNCTION, NR MANCHESTER. LONDON OFFICE, 137, VICTORIA STREET, S.W.1. TELEPHONES: SWINTON 2011 (7 LINES) TELEGRAMS: CHLORIDIC, PENDLEBURY. CODES:- BENTLEY'S, LIEBERS, A.1. AND A.B.C. (4TH & 5TH EDITIONS) OUR REFERENCE ECM/LJ. YOUR REFERENCE Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/RC.{R. Childs}1/JH. Messrs.Rolls-Royce, Ltd., DERBY. 6th October, 1937. For attention of Mr.R.M.Child. Dear Sirs, We beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 5th instant, accepting our proposal to employ the lid{A. J. Lidsey} insert design in batteries supplied against your orders. We have experienced no trouble of the nature you suggest might arise with this design, in fact we are confident that the question of trouble may be ruled out. We are sending under separate cover a sectionised part of lid{A. J. Lidsey} showing the lid{A. J. Lidsey} insert, as requested. To simplify the matter, the following table shows the exact position:- Present Type (Sealing Nut) | New Type (Lead Insert) | Car Model. --- | --- | --- 6-XCMR13-1MR | 6-XCKR13MR ) | 40/50-HP Rolls-Royce. 6-XHR11-1ML | 6-XHKR11ML ) 6-XCMR11-1RL | 6-XCKR11RL ) | 25/30-HP Rolls-Royce. 6-XHR9-1RL | 6-XHKR9RL ) 6-XHR9-1ML | 6-XHKR9ML | Bentley 3 1/2-litre. Yours faithfully, THE CHLORIDE ELECTRICAL STORAGE COMPANY, LTD. E.C. McKinnon Chief Engineer. | ||