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 a battery supplier regarding a device to measure electrolyte levels and the advantages of Alklum batteries.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 58\4\ Scan151 | |
| Date | 18th October 1933 | |
| 844 S7. ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY THE Chloride ELECTRICAL STORAGE COMPANY LIMITED TELEPHONES: SWINTON 2011 (7 LINES) TELEGRAMS: CHLORIDIC, PENDLEBURY. CODES: BENTLEY'S, LIEBERS, A.I. AND A.B.C. (4TH & 5TH EDITIONS) LONDON OFFICE, 137, VICTORIA STREET, S.W.1. EXIDE WORKS, CLIFTON JUNCTION, NR MANCHESTER. OUR REFERENCE ECM/LJ. YOUR REFERENCE Messrs.Rolls-Royce, Ltd., Derby. 18th October, 1933. For attention of Mr.H.E.West. Dear Sirs, We are in receipt of your letter reference "Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst.2/MA" of the 16th instant, and thank you for drawing our attention to the need for some practical device by which the level of the electrolyte in a car starter battery can readily be determined. With this incentive we hope to be able to evolve something suitable. With regard to Alklum batteries, we have been under the impression that we knew their advantages and disadvantages completely, but from the claims cited in your letter, we have apparently still something to learn and will make the necessary investigations at once, until which time we are unable to give you a reply on the points raised. Yours faithfully, THE CHLORIDE ELECTRICAL STORAGE COMPANY, LTD. E C McKinnon Chief Engineer. [Stamp 1 text: NATIONAL SCHEME FOR DISABLED MEN] [Stamp 2 text: FBI - FEDERATION OF BRITISH INDUSTRIES - INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER] | ||