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 regarding special tests on lubricants for rear axles.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 145\1\ scan0100 | |
| Date | 20th April 1934 | |
| 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. X1588 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 HULL BIRMINGHAM LIVERPOOL BRISTOL MANCHESTER CARDIFF NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE DUBLIN SHEFFIELD GLASGOW VACUUM OIL COMPANY ORGANIZATIONS ABROAD. ADELAIDE LIMA ALEXANDRIA LISBON AMSTERDAM LORENZO MARQUES ATHENS MADRAS AUCKLAND MADRID BANGKOK MANILA BARCELONA MARSEILLES BASLE MELBOURNE BATAVIA MEXICO BELGRADE MILAN BERLIN MOMBASA BOMBAY MONTEVIDEO BOSTON NAPLES BRISBANE NEW YORK BRUSSELS OSLO BUCHAREST PARIS BUDAPEST PERTH BUENOS AIRES PHILADELPHIA CAIRO PRAGUE CALCUTTA RANGOON CAPE TOWN RIGA CHICAGO RIO DE JANEIRO CHRISTCHURCH ROME COLOMBO ROTTERDAM COPENHAGEN SEVILLE CZECHOWICE SHANGHAI DARWIN SINGAPORE DRESDEN SOERABAYA DURBAN STOCKHOLM FRANKFORT SYDNEY GENOA TANGIERS GOTHENBURG TOKIO HAMBURG VALPARAISO HELSINGFORS VIENNA HONG KONG WARSAW ISTANBUL WELLINGTON JOHANNESBURG YOKOHAMA KARACHI ZAGREB LAS PALMAS Offices and Depots in every country in the World (Russia excepted) CAXTON HOUSE, WESTMINSTER, LONDON, S.W.1. IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO B1/MSD. 20th April, 1934. Messrs. Rolls Royce, Limited, Nightingale Road, Derby. Dear Sirs, For the attention of Mr. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} W. Hives. Further to our previous conversations and correspondence with you regarding the use of extreme pressure lubricants for Rolls Royce and Bentley rear axles, we recently conducted special tests at our laboratory to see whether there was any objectionable interaction in mixtures of Mobiloil EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} and Whitmore's Compound No. 0. Whilst we do not recommend the admixture of these oils, we are satisfied, as a result of these tests, that no harmful results will be experienced. In the circumstances, may we suggest that when reprinting the 3 1/2 litre Bentley instruction book you give consideration to including Mobiloil EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} with Whitmore's Compound No. 0. as a primary recommendation for rear axles? Yours faithfully, VACUUM OIL COMPANY, LIMITED O.{Mr Oldham} T. Jones Chief Engineer, Automotive Department. SNGR/PAC. Mobiloil AND THE WORLD-WIDE ORGANIZATION OF THE VACUUM OIL COMPANY ARE ALWAYS AT YOUR SERVICE | ||