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 inquiring about the progress of a long-running battery test.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 41\2\ Scan132 | |
Date | 25th August 1921 | |
X.3711 MULTIPLE STORAGE BATTERY CORPORATION ESTABLISHED 1908 CABLE ADDRESS MULTIBAT, N.Y. 350 MADISON AVENUE NEW YORK CITY PLANT JAMAICA, LONG ISLAND August 25, 1921. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., Nightingale Road, Derby, England. Gentlemen: X.3711 MULTIPLE STORAGE BATTERY C.A.-618: Recently we had a letter from Major Searight regarding a test you have been making on one of our batteries. It is nearly over two years now and believe you have commenced a vibrating test. How long will that test take to run? We appreciate that your thoroughness will establish in your minds the proper selection for your battery equipment, and we are rather anxious to hear the results of your engineers investigations and trust the Multiple has weathered successfully all the different tests submitted. Thanking you in advance for any courtesy, We remain, Yours very truly, Jasper Bayne Secy. JB:F | ||