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).
Issues with Glycerine as an anti-freezing compound and the difficulty in obtaining Ethylene Glycol.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 151\3\ scan0188 | |
| Date | 28th January 1933 | |
| 8145S. To Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs}/VA. (Sevres). From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Lid.{A. J. Lidsey} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Lid.{A. J. Lidsey}1/MJ.28.1.33. Re. Anti-Freezing Compounds. Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs}/VA.25/RH.{R. Hollingworth}25.1.33. We are not at present recommending Glycerine as an anti-freezing compound for our cars. We had trouble with this last winter and deleted it from our recommendations. We are however testing out an improved form of treated Glycerine in the hope that we may be able to revert to it, as we realise the difficulty experienced in obtaining Ethylene Glycol. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/A.J.Lidsey. | ||