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 accumulator manufacturer Peto & Radford, regarding a sample 3-RRN11 battery being sent for testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 168b\3\ img309 | |
| Date | 11th November 1930 | |
| x7535.p. Manufacturers of P. & R.{Sir Henry Royce} Accumulators. ESTABLISHED 1889. PETO & RADFORD Proprietors:—Pritchett & Gold and E.P.S. Company, Limited. DIRECTORS SIR ARCHIBALD GOLD. F.{Mr Friese} C. BREBNER HEWETT. C. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} PRITCHETT. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} DENCE. W. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} PRITCHETT. WILLIAM PETO. LONDON OFFICE 50, GROSVENOR GARDENS, VICTORIA, LONDON. S.W.1. Please reply to the WORKS at DAGENHAM DOCK, ESSEX. Station: Dagenham Dock (L.M.&S Rly. Tilbury Section). TELEPHONE No.: RAINHAM 34 (2 Lines.) TELEGRAMS: PETO RADFORD DAGENHAM YOUR REF OUR REF CGFP/GL.{G. Linnett} 11th. November, 1930. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Fowler-Clark Esq., Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., DERBY. Dear Mr. Fowler-Clark, We are sending you within the next day or so the sample 3-RRN11 battery fitted with the modified design of negative plate. This battery will also have the new celluloid topped vent having the coarser thread fitted to it. As this battery is solely for your tests, we do not propose making any charge for it. Yours faithfully, PETO & RADFORD. C. Pritchett | ||