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 the National Physical Laboratory regarding the brand of paint used on their cement floor.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 143\1\ scan0263 | |
| Date | 1st July 1937 | |
| s/w 1209 TELEGRAMS :- "PHYSICS TEDDINGTON" TELEPHONE:- MOLESEY 1380 (11 LINES) The National Physical Laboratory. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT Teddington. Middlesex. ROUTE FROM STATION (½ MILE.) ADELAIDE ROAD, PARK ROAD, PARK LANE. YOUR REF: OUR REF: Eng/1 1st July 1937. ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE DIRECTOR. RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} W. Lappin Esq., Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., 15, Conduit Street, London, W.1. Dear Sir, Floor Paint When visiting the Laboratory yesterday, you enquired as to what paint was used on the cement floor of the building. It is called "Kewato" and is obtainable in a variety of colours from The Indestructible Paint Co.Ltd., Cleopatra Works, Park Royal, N.W.10. Yours faithfully, for H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} GOUGH Superintendent. ER. | ||