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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).
Comparison table of motor spirits from Summer 1933, detailing their properties and octane numbers.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 27a\4\  Scan265
Date  1st January 1933
  
MOTOR SPIRITS SUMMER 1933

Brand S.G @ 60°F 10% @ 35% @ 65% @ 90% @ Octane No

Shell No.1 .7382 62°C 91°C 125°C 162° 67
Shell Mex. .7401 68 101 136 170 65
B.P.Plus .7364 63 95 133 173 73
B.P.Com .7418 63 100 144 179 67
Pratts H.T .7345 61 95 130 168 68
Pratts Com. .7425 64 104 141 176 67
Pratts Ethyl .7358 63 92 124 161 77
Pratts B.M .7581 67 91 127 170 73
Clev. No.1 .7383 58 99 144 183 68
Regent .7574 66 107 148 185 73
Regent Super .7400 56 90 128 172 76
Regent B.M. .7496 61 91 125 171 77
Glico-Ethyl .7351 62 93 123 157 77
Glico Com. .7435 63 102 141 178 67
Nat. Ben. .7809 74 93 116 161 75
Citex Loolmotor .7539 59 70 121 164 80
Citex Com. .7354 66 100 131 167 63
Citex B.M. .7597 69 98 137 196 64
Power Premier .7348 58 96 133 171 75
Power Com. .7434 66 106 142 173 68
R.O.P. Zip .7426 75 101 128 160 67
R.O.P. Com .7407 65 104 136 164 69

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