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 arranging the collection of fuel samples for knock testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 150\1\ scan0075 | |
| Date | 12th November 1935 | |
| CABLEGRAMS: ETHYLPORT, LONDON. TELEGRAMS: ETHYLPORT, SOWEST. Handwritten: Thursday 3.30 Handwritten: x1282 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 12th November, 1935. W. A.{Mr Adams} Robotham, Esq., Experimental Department, Rolls-Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, DERBY. Dear Mr. Robotham, With reference to your letter of the 6th November regarding samples you have for knock testing, I now find that Mr. Banks is not coming up to Derby this week. As I mentioned, I myself will be in the midlands and will, therefore, come across and pick them up. The only convenient time for me will be to call in to the Works about 3.30 p.m. on Thursday, the 14th November, and if you are there naturally I would very much like to take the opportunity of seeing you. If you are likely to be away perhaps you would make arrangements for the samples to be available for handing over to me. Yours very truly, HFossett HF{H. W. Frost - Coachwork Inspector}/BB Handwritten: LES, Please hand samples to Fossett Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 2 Samples of Petrol Supplied. No 1 = No 1 Shell No 2 = Benzole Mixture. LES | ||