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Failed 'Champion' sparking plug from a lighting engine at West Wittering.


Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\F\April1921\  Scan55
Date  29th April 1921
  
To HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer}
Copy to CJ.

x4196

ORIGINAL

E5/G29/4/21.

RE "CHAMPION" SPARKING PLUGS.

We send you herewith, inaccordance with Mr. Royce's instructions, a "Champion" sparking plug that failed in the lighting engine at West Wittering(Henry Royce's home town). You will notice that the end of the insulator has broken off.

E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer}
  
  
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).


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