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).
Demonstrations of self-starters, dynamos, and lighting systems by the Bijur and Rushmore firms.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 61b\3\ scan0017 | |
| Date | 24th February 1914 guessed | |
| [Top handwritten annotations: X 5723 (crossed out), r6027] COPY. [Top right reference]: Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/EH13/B20314. To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from EH. c. c. to J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} c. c. to Na.{Mr Nadin} RE SELF STARTERS. [Handwritten annotations next to title]: X294 X3398 X. 664. X.1058. X.1203. X.1109. X.2278. We have had the representatives from the Bijur and Rushmore firms call here to demonstrate their self starters and dynamos, they both use the separate machines. One or two of the points raised might be of interest to Mr. Royce. 1354. The Bijur demonstration car had lamps fitted with a new type of bulb, they only consume half a watt per c.p. compared with 1 watt with the present lighting lamp; they seemed to give an excellent light and are specially good for car lighting, because the filaments are short and bunched close together, so that it is possible to get a better focus. The Rushmore spoke of these lamps and stated that if they were as good as they appeared to be they could afford to reduce the size of their lighting dynamos and battery. Mr. Nadin is going to get some of these lamps to test. Mr. Rushmore advocates the single wiring system for car wiring as used on ships, he stated that the Renault people were using it and several firms in America, the advantages he claims are saving in weight and less likelihood of shorts. Both the Bijur and the Rushmore use nothing else but "Willard" batteries (same as the Peerless). They both use 6 v.{VIENNA} machines, they claim that the lamps last longer (Contd). | ||