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).
Copy of a letter from The Lucas Electrical Company Ltd. regarding a Starting Motor for a Goshawk II engine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 51\5\ Scan047 | |
| Date | 20th April 1921 | |
| X4842 Copy of letter received from :- THE LUCAS ELECTRICAL COMPANY LTD., WELL STREET, BIRMINGHAM. CLB/L. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX April 20th, 1921. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, Derby Dear Sirs, X.4342.L For the attention of Mr. Day. N.Scheme B39. We thank you for your further letter of the 18th giving us drawing of Starting Motor for Goshawk II engine. In this instance we have a machine which will be suitable and we are enclosing herewith our Drawing No. L.618/B. Figured dimensions of the driving end are given and you will see that the spigot differs from that shown on your drawing. We shall be glad to know whether you can accomodate our spigot. We suggest furthermore that, as hitherto, it will be better for you to make the shaft complete and we are enclosing herewith working drawing No. L.438/3 of this. If you have any further queries please advise us and we will give the matter our immediate attention. Yours faithfully THE LUCAS ELECTRICAL CO . LTD. (Sgd) C.L. Breedon. Director. | ||