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).
Suitability of chamois leather petrol filters, particularly when used with benzol fuel.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\Q\December1926-January1927\ 4 | |
| Date | 1st December 1926 | |
| To R.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to BJ. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}✓ c. to RO.{C. C. Rose - Export Manager} R.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to FN. CMB.✓ ORIGINAL Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/LG1.12.26. PETROL FILTERS. X3701 X53 XSHS Recently we have been recommending a chamois leather type of filter. We have taken the matter up with one of the largest makers of this type of filter and they point out that chamois leather is only satisfactory when used with pure petrol. If Benzol is used, this rots the chamois leather. Therefore for general purposes they recommend a gauze. As we have no wish to prevent our customers using benzol, we think that the chamois leather filter can be considered unsatisfactory. We are trying a filter which is made up with the 'edge' filtration system to see whether it is more efficient than standard. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||