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).
Laboratory report on the analysis of a softening rubber radiator hose from a Phantom III vehicle.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 94\3\ scan0068 | |
| Date | 11th July 1936 | |
| STEADMAN . X340 horea - HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/STD To Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} HL2/WR.11.7.36. Laboratory. Re Radiator Hose from Phantom lll. This hose was submitted as suffering from softening of the rubber inside. We subjected the inside of this hose to the action of a suitable solvent and extracted from it 5 grammes of oily matter. It should be understood, however, that, more may have been present, depending on the length of time extraction was allowed to proceed. Hl. Hl | ||