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 concerning the testing and supply of aviation fuel for a preliminary trial.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 24\3\ Scan017 | |
Date | 21th April 1931 | |
PARTNERS: CHARLES HARE LEONARD. HUGH ROBERT LEONARD. JOHN GIFFORD LEONARD. JULIAN MAYNARD LEONARD. CARLESS TRADE MARK JE PROTÈGE CARLESS, CAPEL & LEONARD. HOPE CHEMICAL WORKS, HACKNEY WICK, E.9. NEAR VICTORIA PARK Stn (N.L.Rly) REFINERS OF BENZOLINE, PETROL & NAPHTHA DISTILLERS. ESTABLISHED 1859. TELEGRAMS: CARLESS,HACKNEY WICK,LONDON. TELEPHONE AMHERST 2331. PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE. ALSO AT PHAROS OIL WORKS, AND LEA CHEMICAL WORKS, HACKNEY WICK, E.9. OUR REF. PJB/EWAL. YOUR REF. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}2/MJ. Expl. Dept. ALL OFFERS ARE SUBJECT TO ACCEPTANCE BY RETURN OF POST UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED. 21st April, 1931. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, DERBY. Dear Sirs, For the attention of Mr. Hives. We have now tested the sample of Aviation Fuel which we collected from your works, and are looking forward to receiving an order from you for a quantity for use in your Expl. Department, with a view to your giving it a preliminary trial. The spirit we should supply is at least equal in every respect to the sample and of course is fully up to the Air Ministry Specification D.T.D.134. Yours faithfully, CARLESS, CAPEL & LEONARD. [Handwritten Text:] HB{C. E. Harcombe} See me X1282 Pratts? 5/- 50 galls [Stamp Text:] RECEIVED 22 APR 1931 NATIONAL SCHEME FOR DISABLED MEN | ||