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 Scintilla Limited regarding the exchange of an AM6-A Magneto, clarifying the difference in its direction of rotation.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 48\2\ Scan057 | |
| Date | 26th March 1924 | |
| Telephone: VICTORIA 4985. Telegrams: REACTANCE, PICCY, LONDON. All communications should be addressed to the Company. Directors: G. {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} BONER (Swiss), J. {Mr Johnson W.M.} SCHNYDER (Swiss), A. {Mr Adams} C. EBORALL (Managing) SCINTILLA LIMITED. (Proprietors: BROWN, BOVERI & CO., LIMITED.) MAGNETOS — DYNAMOS — STARTERS. ALL GOODS MUST BE CONSIGNED TO THE GARAGE. Garage and Stores: 8, LYALL MEWS, EATON SQUARE, S.W.1. Telephone: Victoria 5720. Sales and Service Departments:- WELLINGTON HOUSE, BUCKINGHAM GATE, LONDON, S.W.1. Registered Office: TRAFALGAR HOUSE, WATERLOO PLACE, S.W.1 Your Reference............ Our Reference...... S/97/Bu. 26th March, 1924. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd. Nightingale Road, DERBY. Dear Sirs, We acknowledge, with thanks, your communication of the 25th instant, in connection with the type AM6-A Magneto we despatched to you on the 12th instant, and we note that it is your intention to return to us the original AM6-A Magneto which we supplied some time ago. Immediately this comes to hand our pro forma credit note will be forwarded to you. With reference to the direction of rotation of these magnetos, we would like to point out that the original machine was of clockwise rotation when looking on the driving spindle end, whilst the one despatched to you recently was anticlockwise when looking on the driving end. Assuring you of every attention, We remain, dear Sirs, Yours faithfully, SCINTILLA LIMITED. (Sales Department) [Signature] P.S. We do not accept liability for any injury which may be caused by fire or otherwise to any property entrusted to us for any purpose and customers' cars are only driven by our Staff at owners' risk and responsibility. All estimates and quotations are subject to our confirmation upon acceptance, and to our current conditions of tender and sale. [Handwritten note top centre]: X 4187. [Handwritten note above 'despatched']: 349 37 [Handwritten note above 'supplied']: 264 85 [Handwritten note bottom left]: E.F.C. Is this yours? please! RW 28/3/24 | ||