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 Lodge Plugs Limited regarding experimental 14 m/m plugs for a 25 HP car engine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 162\6\ img148 | |
| Date | 6th May 1932 | |
| Lodge Plugs Limited, Rugby. Telephone. 276 RUGBY (2 lines) Established 1904. Telegrams, "LODGE, RUGBY" Handwritten: X4428 Chassis Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., DERBY. Your Ref. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}2/AD. Our Ref. BH/EW. Date 6 May 1932. All letters must be addressed to the Company not to individuals. For the attention of Mr. Hives. Dear Sirs, Further to your letter of the 26th inst. relative to 14 m/m plugs for your 25 h.p. car engine, we have made up some experimental plugs with .75" reach, single point gap, which we have designated Model X298., and we are sending you 6 of these under separate cover. We shall be interested to learn whether these plugs withstand the heat required, and if they show improvement over the Model H14. for slow running. Yours faithfully, LODGE PLUGS LIMITED Bernard Hopps DIRECTOR [STAMPED] RECEIVED 7 MAY 1932 | ||