Requesting a 40-gallon drum of benzol and an improvised pump for West Wittering, as per Mr. Royce's wishes.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 34\4\ Scan076 | |
| Date | 9th September 1919 | |
| To EH. from E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} <2048 (handwritten) X2048 (handwritten) RE BENZOL FOR WEST WITTERING(Henry Royce's home town). Will you please send us, in accordance with Mr. Royce's wishes, one 40 gallon drum of benzol, Stavely or Birchenwood brand. Can you also improvise a pump for emptying this barrel into the black Staveley cans that we have here, so that we can return the drum or barrel to you immediately. E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} E2/G4/9/9/19. | ||
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).