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).
Obtaining comparative prices for competitor magnetos, such as Bosch and Scintilla, for a 12-cylinder engine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 48\2\ Scan203 | |
| Date | 23th August 1927 | |
| X 8795 To Roy. {Mr H. Royce - Buyer} from EFC. {E. Fowler Clarke - Electrical Engineer} EFC {E. Fowler Clarke - Electrical Engineer} 6/T23.8.27. CHASSIS MAGNETOS. X8790 In R's note RL/M19.8.27 he has a paragraph :- "We think however it will be advisable from a business point of view to compare the prices of still other machines of first class reputation, such as the German Bosch, and the Swiss Scintilla." Can you obtain comparative prices of machines of these makes suitable for our 12-cylinder chassis engine. We understand that there will never be any idea of using such machines, but that the idea is merely to keep track of what is available. In regard to aero magnetos, you will note that R. {Sir Henry Royce} has asked us to obtain some machines, but before doing so we are taking steps to find out exactly what is available. EFC. {E. Fowler Clarke - Electrical Engineer} | ||