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 Burmah Oil Company concerning the provision of lubricating oil for aircraft engine testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 76\4\ scan0207 | |
| Date | 28th July 1920 | |
| DVT/BOCL THE BURMAH OIL COMPANY LIMITED. GLASGOW, LONDON & RANGOON. TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESSES, "BURMAH", GLASGOW. "BURMOILO", AVE, LONDON. "BURMOIL", RANGOON. TELEPHONES, GLASGOW, CENTRAL 3793 (5 LINES.) LONDON, LONDON WALL 3449 (2 LINES.) CODES USED A.B.C. 5TH EDITION. BENTLEYS & PRIVATE. ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY. NEW LONDON TELEPHONE NO. : LONDON WALL 6343 (3 LINES). X1434 Britannic House, 23, Great Winchester Street, London, E.C.2. 28th July 1920. RECEIVED 29 JUL 1920 Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, DERBY. Dear Sirs, LUBRICATING OIL FOR AIRCRAFT ENGINES. We thank you for your letter, No. H.S.S/L.G., of 27th instant. We are asking our Rangoon friends to send us four 4 gallon drums of our lubricant along with the particulars asked for in your last letter. On receipt we shall forward the particulars to you along with a 4 gallon sample to enable you to make laboratory tests. We shall retain the balance of the oil until we hear from you that you are prepared to experiment with the oil in an aircraft engine. Yours faithfully, THE BURMAH OIL COMPANY LIMITED [Signature] LONDON DIRECTOR FOR MANAGING DIRECTOR | ||