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 design and testing of E.O.6 magnetos.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 49\5\ Scan149 | |
| Date | 11th March 1921 | |
| SPEEDOMETERS AND MAGNETOS. NORTH & SONS, LTD., WHIPPENDELL ROAD, WATFORD. TELEPHONES: LONDON 2833 CENTRAL. Works 622 & 623 WATFORD. TELEGRAMS: AEROMAGS OX LONDON. AEROMAGS, WATFORD. CONTRACTORS TO THE ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE, CROWN AGENTS FOR THE COLONIES, & INDIA OFFICE. Governing Director: R. {Sir Henry Royce} B. NORTH. Director and Works Manager: C. H. {Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} KIRBY. Secretary: F. {Mr Friese} STOCKWELL. Your Ref. EFC {E. Fowler Clarke - Electrical Engineer} 3/T. Our Ref. CHK/NS. {Norman Scott} RECEIVED MAR 12 1921 11th. March 1921. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, Derby. X 4279 Dear Sirs, We beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 9th. instant, regarding the E.O.6 Magnetos you have on test and the machine with larger armature and larger safety gap. The design of the latter is well advanced, only a few minor details remaining to be settled, and we have already a sample machine in hand which we will submit to you as soon as possible. It is difficult to estimate the length contd..... | ||