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).
Communication clarifying the branding change of K.L.G. spark plugs from K.1.R to K.1.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 58\3\ Scan100 | |
| Date | 16th May 1927 | |
| BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from ROY. {Sir Henry Royce} c. to Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to Wx. c. to BP. c. to Hm. {Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} c. to My/Mt. RECEIVED MAY 17 1927 Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} x1918e K.L.G.Plugs ROY {Sir Henry Royce} 2/MG16.5.27 Below please find copy of communication to hand this morning from the Robinhood Engineering Company, in reply to our query why certain K.L.G.Plugs delivered these Works were branded K.1.R and others K.1. ROY. {Sir Henry Royce} " Ref: GEN SALES. LMB/MEN " We beg to acknowledge receipt of your memo. " of the 13th May ref. ROY {Sir Henry Royce} 15/MG15.5.27. " In future we are only going to make the one " plug and it will be the model which we formerly called the " K.1.R and produced especially for you. " The K.1 as this plug will be called in future, " will be identical in every respect with the plugs which we " have had the pleasure of supplying to you in the past and " which you have known as K.1-R. {Sir Henry Royce} Yours faithfully, p.p. THE ROBINHOOD ENGINEERING WORKS, LIMITED sgd. L.S.M.Braund Director | ||