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).
Announcement from Trojan Commercial Corporation regarding the Fan Flame Spark Plug.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 49\5\ Scan188 | |
| Date | 25th November 1920 | |
| MYRON H. {Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} BEAUMONT PRESIDENT JOHN F. {Mr Friese} GORMAN VICE-PRESIDENT FREDERICK J. {Mr Johnson W.M.} DAYIL SECRETARY-TREASURER Handwritten: X.4280 Handwritten: Leaflet in Box 10 TROJAN COMMERCIAL CORPORATION EXCLUSIVE EXPORT REPRESENTATIVES FOR BEACON TIRE CO., INC. BEACON, N. Y. LITCHFIELD MANUFACTURING CO. WATERLOO, IOWA ADAMS LAUNDRY MACHINERY CO. TROY, N. Y. FAN FLAME SPARK PLUG CO. YONKERS, N. Y. IMPORTERS, EXPORTERS MANUFACTURERS' EXPORT REPRESENTATIVES PURCHASING AGENTS FOR FOREIGN FIRMS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUILDING 32 COURT STREET PHONES MAIN 2843 AND 709 BROOKLYN, N. Y. CABLE ADDRESS "TROCOMCOMP" BROOKLYN CODES USED BENTLEY,S COMPLETE PHRASE CODE A. {Mr Adams} B. C. 5TH EDITION IMPROVED WESTERN UNION LIEBERS, IMPROVED [STAMP: RECEIVED NOV 25 1920] Handwritten (in red): EFC {E. Fowler Clarke - Electrical Engineer} SUBJECT: FAN FLAME SPARK PLUG. ANNOUNCEMENT Handwritten: X.4280 We are pleased to announce we have just been appointed the Sole Export Distributors of the celebrated FAN FLAME SPARK PLUG, manufactured by the FAN FLAME SPARK PLUG CO. INC. of Yonkers, N.Y., U.S.A. This Plug has been on the market for about three years, and is unlike any other spark plug in design, and particularly in results. The center electrode of the FAN FLAME terminates in a miniature six blade rotary fan of 98% pure nickel. This fan constantly rotates at high speed, from the power generated by compressions and explosions in the cylinder. Instead of one spark, it sparks at six points simultaneously, thus giving a circular flame at least six times larger and hotter than the ordinary plug gives. The rapid revolutions of the fan keep it free from oil and carbon. It is made in eight different sizes and styles, and as a convenience in ordering, we give our own numbers and code words for each style and size. They are manufactured as follows: Our No. Our Code 1/2" Regular 1 AFEOT 1/2" Long 2 AFBUN 7/8" Regular 3 AFCAT 7/8" Long 4 AFCBU Short Metric 5 AFGEX Standard " 6 AFCLE Long " 7 AFCOH 3/4" Standard (for tractors) 8 AFCHH The insulation is not porcelain, but a stone composition that will withstand the greatest variation of temperature, and of much greater heat resistance than porcelain. On account of the dependability of the FAN FLAME Plug, it has been adopted as standard by a number of the leading Fire Departments in the United States, and it is also used very extensively in the Air Plane Service of the United States Government. It is not a cheap plug in price, in fact one of the highest priced plugs made, but by its use there is a saving in gasoline, as a thinner mixture is necessary, and there is less formation of carbon on the plug or in the cylinder. | ||