Telegram confirmation regarding Goshawk ignition problems and suggested material solutions.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 45\4\ Scan058 | |
| Date | 9th November 1922 | |
| R.R. 235a (100 T) (S.H. 798. 10-12-20) G. {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2948 QYC x4079a CONFIRMATION OF TELEGRAM. WEST WITTERING(Henry Royce's home town). 9th Nov. 1922. ROYCAR. DERBY. X3485 x4079a CLARKE - GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) IGNITION. SUGGESTED TO HIVES EXPERIMENTALLY FITTING COIL BOX WITH EBONITE TERMINAL WITH COIL AND LEAD INSULATED INSIDE. UNDERSTAND BAKELITE WRONG THROUGH METALLIC OXIDE COLOURING. SUGGEST MAHOGANY OR TEAK WOOD DUST WITHOUT COLOURING. DISTRIBUTOR MUST ALSO BE WRONG. EASILY PROVED IF FAULT IS INDUCTION OR LEAKAGE. ARE CASES PROPERLY CURED. WRITE ME TODAY. ROYCE. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} RECEIVED NOV 10 1922 | ||
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).