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).
Materials being sent for a lighting installation at West Wittering.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 38\3\ Scan049 | |
| Date | 3rd October 1918 | |
| H.H. 25a (500 T) (S.D. 408. 26-4-17.) Bm. 2/156/13. To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from EFC. c. to CJ. c. to E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} EFC3/T3.10.18. 3rd. October 1918. X. 3362 - LIGHTING INSTALLATION AT WEST WITTERINGHenry Royce's home town We shall be sending into the Stores to-morrow for despatch to West WitteringHenry Royce's home town, the following material in connection with your lighting installation:- Main Switchboard comprising two 10 ampere switches and one 10 ampere fuse box mounted on a board. (Dynamo switch, battery switch and battery main fuse). Distributing Switchboard comprising three 5 ampere switches and three 5 ampere fuse boxes mounted on a board. 90' of 70/40 twin flexible wire. 140 ft. of 7/18 cable. 4 12-candle power 12 volt m.f. lamps (one spare). 3 Miniature S.B.C. holders. About 65 ft. of simple slip-in type Simplex tubing. 8 elbows and 8 sleeves for connecting tubing. A few clamps for tubing. Half a dozen dozen flexible insulators. This material does not quite agree with your original specification contained in R9/G13818 as we have got this together from Mr. Elliott's scheme E1/G14818. We notice you mention a rough ammeter reading up to 10 amperes. Shall we order one of these? If there is any other material required for this installation, we shall be glad to obtain it and arrange for it to be sent to you. EFC. | ||