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 from Ethyl Export Corporation regarding the supply of lead for fuel mixtures.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 27a\4\ Scan347 | |
| Date | 24th November 1934 | |
| CABLEGRAMS: ETHYLPORT.LONDON. X1282 TELEGRAMS: ETHYLPORT.CHURTON. ETHYL EXPORT CORPORATION Incorporated in the State of Delaware U.S.A. with limited liability. ABFORD HOUSE, VICTORIA LONDON, S.W.1 Telephone: VICTORIA 5520 Head Office: 135 EAST 42ND STREET NEW YORK, U.S.A 24th November, 1934. W. A.{Mr Adams} Robotham Esq., Experimental Dept., Rolls-Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, DERBY. Your ref. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}21/KW. Dear Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}, Many thanks for yours of the 22nd. Friend Fossett will bring you up the tin of Lead on or about Wednesday next. I note you say that you will order the final mixture from us, but, of course, we do not supply the fuel direct, but either the Anglo-American or Shell-Mex & B.P. Co. will be able to meet your specification. Please let us know if we can be of any further help to you, and if you are not quite satisfied with any of the three fuels mentioned we can always modify them once we know in what way they are deficient. Kindest regards, Yours sincerely, FRBanks FRB/ER. | ||