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 North & Sons, Ltd. regarding the improved performance and further testing of Magneto No. 98034 for Rolls-Royce.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 43\4\ Scan293 | |
| Date | 14th July 1930 | |
| X4021 SPEEDOMETERS & MAGNETOS. NORTH & SONS, LTD. WHIPPENDELL ROAD, WATFORD. TELEPHONES: LONDON 1346 GERRARD WORKS: 622 & 623 WATFORD. TELEGRAMS: AEROMAGS WESTCENT LONDON AEROMAGS WATFORD. CONTRACTORS TO THE ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE, AIR MINISTRY, CROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES, INDIA OFFICE. Ref HK{Col. T. Harker - Sales}/DD Your ref. EFC6/ADB 14th July, 1930. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Derby. Dear Sirs, For the attention of Mr. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Fowler-Clark. In further reply to your letter of the 3rd inst., we beg to say that we have now very much improved the performance of the Magneto No. 98034. Before returning it to you, however, it will be necessary to submit it to an eight hour run at high speeds, and to re-examine and test it on completion of this period, and as soon as this has been done we will return the Magneto to you by passenger train. Yours faithfully, p.p. NORTH & SONS. LIMITED. MANAGING DIRECTOR. | ||