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).
Requesting the return of failed tungsten ignition points for inspection by Mr. Olley and the American supplier.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 35\5\ scan 128 | |
| Date | 27th September 1920 | |
| R.R. 285a (100 T) S.H. 89. 22-7-20) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2769 [Handwritten: X.2894] To E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} from EFC. EFC2/AT27.9.20. X.2894.-RE TUNGSTEN POINTS. We hve twice sent, on the first occasion under cover of our EFC2/T25620, and on the second occasion under cover of our EFC1/T12820, a set of blade and screw of the standard chassis ignition, fitted with tungsten contact points, which have run on the experimental car. As Mr. Olley is now enquiring as to in what [Handwritten: the manner] [Handwritten: in which] these points failed in service, we should be obliged if you could look these up and return them to us so that we can have these forwarded to Mr. Olley for his inspection, and to enable him to take the matter up with the Independant Lamp & Wire Co., of America from whom these points originated. EFC. | ||