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).
Laboratory report detailing the distillation results of a Shell Mex Spirit fuel sample.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 20\4\ Scan018 | |
| Date | 8th August 1931 | |
| H.M. 985A (100 T) (H.H. 7/28. 10-12-30) (G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 5947) X976 Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} H12/GLT20821. Laboratory. Re Sample of Shell Mex Spirit submitted this Morning. First distillate over at 89.0°C. 100°C -- 13.0% Distillate. 110°C -- 24.0% " 120°C -- 39.4% " 130°C -- 55.0% " 140°C -- 69.2% " 150°C -- 79.0% " 160°C -- 87.0% " This is a little heavier than the average spirit. H1. [STAMP] FC 8 AUG 1931 RECEIVED | ||