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 C.C. Wakefield & Co. Ltd. discussing the properties of new lubricants and experimental greases.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 145\2\ scan0023 | |
| Date | 26th January 1934 | |
| 81583 ! MAKERS OF THE FAMOUS “CASTROL” MOTOR OILS. C. C. Wakefield & Co. Limited. MANUFACTURERS of HIGH CLASS LUBRICANTS. GOVERNING DIRECTOR, LORD WAKEFIELD. MANAGING DIRECTOR, W.R.GRAHAM. DIRECTOR & SECRETARY, J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} BROWNE. TELEPHONES: CITY 4411 (10 LINES.) RESEARCH DEPARTMENT. PLEASE ADDRESS YOUR REPLY TO: RESEARCH DEPARTMENT, HAYES, Middlesex. Phone: HAYES 246/8 Wakefield House, Cheapside. London, E.C.2. EAE/VS{J. Vickers} 26th January, 1934. Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., Derby. For the attention of Mr. Hives. Dear Sir, Many thanks for yours of the 24th inst. Ref. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}7/MJ addressed to Mr. Limb. We do not expect any difficulties to arise through the admixture of our new E.P. Lubricant with No. 1 Gearease or with Whitmore's compound. You will appreciate, of course, that we have not had any experience with the admixture. At the time I was in Derby we had not decided to make an aluminium soap grease. It was under consideration. We have a stringy sort of grease with which we are experimenting and so far looks very promising. The difficulty seems to be to break the thread of grease which always forms between the gun and the nipple when withdrawing. If there is any urgency about it we shall be very pleased to send you a sample of both these products. Yours faithfully, C. C. WAKEFIELD & Co. LIMITED. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} A.{Mr Adams} Evans CHIEF CHEMIST. | ||