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 the Vacuum Oil Company to a Rolls-Royce employee regarding travel arrangements to the United States.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 173\1\ img012 | |
| Date | 21th November 1933 | |
| WE DO NOT HOLD OURSELVES RESPONSIBLE FOR LOSSES OR DAMAGE RESULTING FROM DELAY IN FILLING ORDERS CAUSED BY STORM, STRIKES, FIRE, DIFFERENCES WITH WORKMEN OR ANY CAUSE BEYOND OUR CONTROL. Vacuum Oil Company, Limited MANUFACTURERS AND MARKETERS OF HIGH GRADE LUBRICATING OILS AND GREASES SOLE MARKETERS OF Mobiloil - THE WORLD'S QUALITY MOTOR OIL TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS VACUUM, PHONE, LONDON. TELEPHONE WHITEHALL 1010 (10 LINES) WHEN TELEPHONING PLEASE ASK FOR EXTENSION N° GARGOYLE REG TRADE MARK MANUFACTURING PLANTS. WANDSWORTH, LONDON. WEST FLOAT, BIRKENHEAD. BRANCH OFFICES BELFAST, HULL BIRMINGHAM, LIVERPOOL BRISTOL, MANCHESTER CARDIFF, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE DUBLIN, SHEFFIELD GLASGOW VACUUM OIL COMPANY ORGANIZATIONS ABROAD. ADELAIDE, LEMA ALEXANDRIA, LISBON AMSTERDAM, LORENZO MARQUES ATHENS, MADRAS AUCKLAND, MADRID BANGKOK, MANILA BARCELONA, MARSEILLES BASLE, MELBOURNE "BATAVIA", MEXICO BELGRADE, MILAN BILBAO, MOMBASA BOMBAY, MONTEVIDEO BOSTON, NEW YORK BRUSSELS, OSLO BUCHAREST, PARIS BUENOS AIRES, PERTH CAIRO, PHILADELPHIA CALCUTTA, PRAGUE CAPE TOWN, RANGOON CHICAGO, RIGA CHRISTCHURCH, RIO DE JANEIRO COLOMBO, ROME COPENHAGEN, ROTTERDAM CZECHOWICE, SEVILLE DARWIN, SHANGHAI DRESDEN, SINGAPORE DUBLIN, SOURABAYA FRANKFORT, STOCKHOLM GENOA, SYDNEY GOTHENBURG, TANGIERS HAMBURG, TOKIO HELSINGFORS, VALPARAISO HONG KONG, VIENNA ISTANBUL, WARSAW JOHANNESBURG, WELLINGTON KARACHI, YOKOHAMA LAS PALMAS, ZAGREB Offices and Depots in every country in the World (Russia excepted) AUTOMOTIVE LUBRICANTS DEPARTMENT. CAXTON HOUSE, WESTMINSTER. IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO B1/MSD. LONDON, S.W.1. 21st November, 1933. W.A. Robotham Esq., Messrs Rolls Royce Ltd., Derby. Dear Sir, We acknowledge with thanks receipt of your letter of the 20th instant, reference Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}13/KT from which we note that it is your present intention to sail for the United States on the BRITANNIC leaving England on the 30th December. We have written today to our friends in New York giving them this information and asking them to co-operate with you in any way possible. If by any chance it becomes necessary for you to alter your plans and sail by an earlier or later boat, perhaps you will be good enough to advise us. Wishing you a pleasant and profitable trip. Yours faithfully, VACUUM OIL COMPANY LIMITED. E.C. Gordon England Director. B. ECGE/SJK. Mobiloil AND THE WORLD-WIDE ORGANIZATION OF THE VACUUM OIL COMPANY ARE ALWAYS AT YOUR SERVICE | ||