Internal memorandum requesting the order of two Exide batteries for experiments on the Wraith.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 164\3\ img020 | |
| Date | 23th March 1937 | |
| 6021 HPS {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} /CEP. from Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Wst. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Wst.15/AP.23.3.37. Will you please arrange to order for us for experiments in connection with Wraith:- 2 Exide type 6.L.H.R.13 -RL. batteries complete with cover. These batteries should be supplied to us in a fully charged condition. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Wst. [Handwritten notes in the left margin] one in new small chassis one for life test Peto and Radford 6L Z.LD W 13/S | ||
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).