Characteristics and test results for Motorine B, Motorine C, and Amber Gear Oil.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 76\4\ scan0160 | |
| Date | 3rd February 1915 | |
| R.R. 657. (100H) (WW. 968. 17.11.14.) E.P. 7593. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 (FOUR LINES). Names and indicating letter. Initial of person addressed. A Mr. ADAMS By Mr. BAILEY Bn {W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARRINGTON B Mr. BEREND Bt {Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT Cn {Mr Chamberain} Mr. CHAMBERLAIN Cr {Mr Cra’ster / Mr Chichester} Mr. CHICHESTER C Mr. COWEN Cx {Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX D Mr. DeLOOZE Da {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Mr. DAY E Mr. ELLIOTT Eu - EUROPE Hy {Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY Hp Mr. HALLAM H Mr. HANBURY J Mr. JOHNSON JS {Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr. JOHNSON'S Secretary BJ Mr. BASIL JOHNSON K Mr. KILNER Mac {Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACKINTOSH Mcr Mr. MERCER M Mr. MOON Na {Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN PN {Mr Northey} Mr. NORTHEY O Mr. OLDHAM Pa {Mr Paterson} Mr. PATERSON EP {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Mr. PLATFORD Rn {Mr Robinson} Mr. ROBINSON R Mr. ROYCE RS {Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} Mr. ROYCE'S Secretary JR {Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE Sn {Mr Sanderson} Mr. SANDERSON LHS {Lord Herbert Scott - Chair} LORD HERBERT SCOTT Sp {Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY V - VIENNA W Mr. WALLIS Whr {Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER Wd {Mr Wood / Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wor {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD Addressed to: Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} EP. {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} C. In reply to the attached, the characteristics of our motorine B & C and also Amber Gear Oil "A", are given in the table below;- | | Motorine B. | Motorine C. | Amber Gear Oil | |---|---|---|---| | Sp. {Mr Spinney} Gr. {George Ratcliffe} at 60°F. {Mr Friese} | .896 | .903 | .893 | | Visc. at 60°F. {Mr Friese} | 4860 | 2830 | - | | " " 130°F. {Mr Friese} | 398 | 274 | 510 | | " " 212°F. {Mr Friese} | 86 | 63.4 | 95.5 | | Flash Point(Close) | 480°F | 440°F | 490° F. {Mr Friese} | | Setting Point | 36°F | 25°F | 65°F. {Mr Friese} | | Free Fatty Acids | .22% | .34% | .17% | | Evaporation on exposure for 1 hr at 370°F. {Mr Friese} | 1.4% | 1.45% | 1.2% | Any oil which will satisfy this test is satisfactory. [STAMP: W.M. RECEIVED MAR 3 1915] [SIGNATURE: Ha.] [HANDWRITTEN NOTE: x1429] This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||
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).