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 AC-Sphinx Sparking Plug Co. Ltd. regarding sending experimental Sparking Plugs type X399 for a Bentley job.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 163\5\ img061 | |
| Date | 21th September 1936 | |
| y6011. AC-SPHINX SPARKING PLUG Co. LTD. DIRECTORS: N.F.Stockbridge, W.O.Kennington, C.J.Bartlett. Telegrams: SPHINX, DUNSTABLE DUNSTABLE, BEDS.,ENGLAND. Telephone: DUNSTABLE 360 Our Ref: NFS/GHB. Your Ref: Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst.3/JH. 21st September, 1936. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Limited, Derby. For the Attention of Mr. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} West. Dear Mr. West, Further to your letter of the 16th instant and my reply thereto of the 17th instant, I am now sending to you under separate cover today a further fourteen experimental Sparking Plugs type X399 for the Bentley job. As explained in my earlier letter above mentioned, I am most anxious to see a test report on these and on the previous samples which we sent to you. Yours faithfully, N.F. STOCKBRIDGE, Managing Director. AC Air Cleaners - AC Clocks - AC Fuel Pumps - AC Oil Filters - AC Oil Gauges - AC Plugs - AC Speedometers - AC Windscreen Wipers. | ||