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 Lodge Plugs Limited regarding sending sample spark plugs for testing on a Bentley engine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 162\6\ img262 | |
| Date | 17th September 1934 | |
| Telephone, 276 RUGBY (2 lines) Established 1904 Telegrams, 'LODGE, RUGBY' Lodge Plugs Limited, Rugby. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. Your Ref. Our Ref. BH/EW. Date 17 September 1934. DIRECTORS: ALFRED HOPPS BERNARD HOPPS ALEC M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} LODGE F.{Mr Friese} BRODIE LODGE. All letters must be addressed to the Company, not to individuals. For the attention of Mr. West. WST Dear Sirs, In reference to the writer's telephone conversation with Mr. West this afternoon, we are sending you under separate cover 6 - X419. and 6 - X417. plugs with suitable dimensions for your Bentley engine. Both these plugs should have a higher heat factor than the X306. We should be very glad if you would have these plugs tested and give us your opinion of them. Yours faithfully, LODGE PLUGS LIMITED. Bernard Hopps. DIRECTOR. [Stamp: TWENTY-EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL MOTOR EXHIBITION OCT 11 TO 20 OLYMPIA OUR STAND No. 381 Gallery] | ||