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 Imperial Chemical Industries regarding a delivery of Ethylene Glycol and its properties.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 151\3\ scan0097 | |
| Date | 13th August 1929 | |
| X1435 Copy of Letter From: IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED Tel: Central 60294 Morley House London Road LEICESTER Ref: AAS/MWW 13th August 1929 Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY Dear Sirs, We were pleased to learn from you by 'phone today that you had received delivery of the 50 gallons of Ethylene Glycol ordered yesterday, and trust that your trials with the product will be to your satisfaction. Mr. Royce, during his 'phone conversation with the undersigned yesterday, asked "the effect of Ethylene Glycol on Rubber or other packing". As far as we can ascertain it has no deleterious action on these materials. We give you herewith a list of the general properties of the product, which may be of interest. Should there be any further particulars which you desire, kindly communicate with us, as we wish to be of assistance to you if at all possible. Yours faithfully, For IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD sgd. A.A.Sanderson | ||