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).
Addition of T.E.L. (Tetraethyllead) to methanol spirit and correcting a dosage error in a previous memo.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 27a\4\ Scan016 | |
| Date | 7th October 1932 | |
| To Roy.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Yng. V128~ Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Yng.1/AD7.10.32. METHANOL Replying to your memo Roy{Sir Henry Royce}/GE.A.1/EBL.10.32 we understand that arrangements have been made for storage and that these have the approval of the Commissioner. In order to comply with the bond all that remains is to add T.E.L. to the spirit in the proportion of 4 ccs/gall. We suggest therefore, that when a consignment of spirit is received a representative of the Commissioner witnesses the addition of the T.E.L. in order that all possibility of argument with the Excise authorities may be eliminated. With regard to the figure of 40 cc. mentioned in para.3. condition (1) of your memo, this is an error and should read 4 ccs/gall. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Yng. | ||