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 Vacuum Oil Company offering to supply oil free of charge for further tests on the new Bentley car.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 145\1\ scan0009 | |
| Date | 18th February 1933 | |
| X1588 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 AUTOMOTIVE LUBRICANTS DEPARTMENT. TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS VACUUM, PHONE, LONDON. TELEPHONE WHITEHALL 1010 (10 LINES) WHEN TELEPHONING PLEASE ASK FOR EXTENSION No. GARGOYLE REGd TRADE MARK MANUFACTURING PLANTS. WANDSWORTH, LONDON. WEST FLOAT, BIRKENHEAD. BRANCH OFFICES BELFAST, BIRMINGHAM, BRISTOL, CARDIFF, DUBLIN, GLASGOW, HULL, LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, SHEFFIELD VACUUM OIL COMPANY ORGANIZATIONS ABROAD. ADELAIDE, ALEXANDRIA, AMSTERDAM, ATHENS, AUCKLAND, BANGKOK, BARCELONA, BASLE, BATAVIA, BELGRADE, BERLIN, BOMBAY, BOSTON, BRISBANE, BRUSSELS, BUCHAREST, BUDAPEST, BUENOS AIRES, CAIRO, CALCUTTA, CAPE TOWN, CHICAGO, CHRISTCHURCH, COLOMBO, COPENHAGEN, CZECHOWICE, DARWIN, DRESDEN, DURBAN, FRANKFORT, GENOA, GOTHENBURG, HAMBURG, HELSINGFORS, HONG KONG, ISTANBUL, JOHANNESBURG, KARACHI, LAS PALMAS, LIMA, LISBON, LORENZO MARQUES, MADRAS, MADRID, MANILA, MARSEILLES, MELBOURNE, MEXICO, MILAN, MOMBASA, MONTEVIDEO, NAPLES, NEW YORK, OSLO, PARIS, PERTH, PHILADELPHIA, PRAGUE, RANGOON, RIGA, RIO DE JANEIRO, ROME, ROTTERDAM, SEVILLE, SHANGHAI, SINGAPORE, SOERABAYA, STOCKHOLM, SYDNEY, TANGIERS, TOKIO, VALPARAISO, VIENNA, WARSAW, WELLINGTON, YOKOHAMA, ZAGREB IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO Auto Dept. M.S.D. CAXTON HOUSE, WESTMINSTER. LONDON, S.W.1. 18th February, 1933. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, Derby. For the attention of E.W. Hives Esq., Dear Sirs, Further to our recent conversations and correspondence with you in connection with tests on the new Bentley Car, we observe from the Press that the new Bentley has been running on Brooklands Track. If you propose carrying out further tests there, we would assure you that we should be only too pleased to co-operate with you in any way desired, and to supply you free of charge with any oil that may be needed for use during the trials. Yours faithfully, VACUUM OIL COMPANY, LIMITED. W Stafford May Manager. Manufacturers' Service Division. S N G R/MD. Offices and Depots in every country in the World (Russia excepted) Mobiloil AND THE WORLD-WIDE ORGANIZATION OF THE VACUUM OIL COMPANY ARE ALWAYS AT YOUR SERVICE | ||