Inquiry from Ethyl Export Corporation regarding tests of a 'Marathon' aviation spark plug.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 162\3\ img060 | |
| Date | 27th January 1937 | |
| CABLEGRAMS: ETHYLPORT. LONDON TELEGRAMS: ETHYLPORT. SOWEST. 6000 ETHYL EXPORT CORPORATION Incorporated in the State of Delaware. U.S.A. with limited liability. THAMES HOUSE, MILLBANK LONDON, S.W.1 Telephone: VICTORIA 1441 Head Office: 135 EAST 42nd STREET NEW YORK. U.S.A 27th January, 1937. H. {Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} West Esq., Experimental Department, Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, DERBY. Dear West, Have you been offered an aviation type sparking plug called the "Marathon" manufactured by the Massa Company? I would be interested to know if you have, and what the results of your tests, if any, have been. Yours sincerely, Rod Banks FRB/BB | ||
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).