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RefNoACS/1/2/3/329
AltRefNo432
LevelItem
TitleLetter from [Alan Archibald Campbell] Swinton, to [Harry Ralph] Ricardo [Esquire]
CreatorSwinton; Alan Archibald Campbell (1863-1930); British electrical engineer
Date11 May 1928
DescriptionInforms he happened to meet Sir Robert Hadfield at the Royal Society yesterday, who enquired regarding the validity of Ricardo's cylinder-head patent. He is interested in a Director of the people who make the Bean car, who are licenses of Ricardo. Hadfield complained that according to his information many other people with no licence are using similar cylinder heads, even calling them Ricardo Heads. Maintains the matter should receive attention.
Extent2p
FormatTypescript
PhysicalDescriptionCarbon
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8285Swinton; Alan Archibald Campbell (1863 - 1930); electrical engineer1863 - 1930
NA8230Hadfield; Sir; Robert Abbott (1858 - 1940); metallurgist1858 - 1940
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