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).
Meeting with representatives from Delco and Remy regarding 'Liberty' ignition distributors.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 37\1\ scan 058 | |
| Date | 14th January 1919 | |
| R.R. 235a (500 T) (S.D. 408. 26-4-17.) Bm. 2/156/13. X.3199 EFC3/T14.1.19. January 14th 1919. To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from EFC. c. to HJ. c. to BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to RH.{R. Hollingworth} X. 3199 X. 3129. X. 3295. X. 2894 X. 1818 X. 3199 RE BATTERY IGNITION As a sequel to the visit of Mr. Kennington of the Delco and Remy Companies, to our Works on Monday, Dec.2nd. 1918. report of which was given by Mr. Bailey in his HY{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer}7/P61218, we visited the London Office of these Cos., at 14 Panton Street, London S.W. last Thursday afternoon and had interview with the following gentlemen:- Mr. Walter H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Johnson, the representative for Europe. Mr. Kennington, Consulting Engineer. Mr. A.E. Koffer, Engineer. Mr. W.C. Boulcott, Sales Engineer. These last two gentlemen are Americans and were only over in this country temporarily. Regarding distributors for the "Liberty" ignition those sent over by Mr. Olley comprise three complete sets, that is to say, three distributors of one hand, and three of the other. Owing to a slight misconception it was thought that there were only three distributors and the three taken for examination happened to be all of the same hand. Mr. Kennington had, during his visit here, changed the distributor ring of one of the distributors, and he has in London sufficient distributors of the correct hands with the flexible connections curved about, to replace all the distributors which we have here which have the straight type flexible. These, he promised to send in place of those others, which we shall return. Contd. | ||