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 concerning the quality testing of Benzole samples from Le Mans.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 90a\4\ Scan094 | |
| Date | 8th April 1936 | |
| CABLEGRAMS: ETHYLPORT, LONDON TELEGRAMS: ETHYLPORT, SOWEST. x262 ETHYL EXPORT CORPORATION Incorporated in the State of Delaware, U.S.A. with limited liability. THAMES HOUSE, MILLBANK LONDON, S.W.1 Telephone: VICTORIA 5520 Head Office: 135 EAST 42ND STREET NEW YORK, U.S.A 8th April, 1936. W. A.{Mr Adams} Robotham, Esq., Experimental Department, Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, DERBY. Dear Mr. R.{Sir Henry Royce}, Le Mans. Many thanks for your letter of the 6th April. With reference to the samples of Benzole which you are sending us, I will do my best to get some estimation of their quality, but it is not possible to get a satisfactory test done on pure Benzole in the standard C.F.R. knock testing engine. What we will do, however, if you can send us about a gallon of each, is to mix it with some standard petrol and find out which has most effect on the petrol. With kind regards, Yours sincerely, [Signature of F.R. Banks] FRB/BB P.S. Actually, I do not expect to find any difference in anti-knock value but French benzole is apt to be rather "dirty" with a higher sulphur content than is usually tolerated in this country. F.B. | ||