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 an automobile component supplier regarding a sample T.A.B. Grease Gun Lubricating System sent for testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 42\5\ Scan135 | |
| Date | 5th July 1922 | |
| TRADE & EXPORT ONLY. TELEGRAMS; 'OVANTIS, WESDO, LONDON.' CABLE CODE; A.B.C. 5TH EDITION. ESTABLISHED 1903. BRANCHES: PARIS & NEW YORK. TELEPHONE MAYFAIR 2542 (2 LINES). From T. B. Andre & Co. Ltd Automobile Components. Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, DERBY. 5, DERING STREET, NEW BOND STREET, LONDON, W.I. FOR THE ATTENTION OF MR. HIVES - EXPERIMENTAL DEPT.. Dear Sir, With further reference to the writer's recent visit, when he showed you the T.A.B.Grease Gun Lubricating System, in which you were interested, we have taken the liberty of sending you a sample outfit for testing purposes. We have included in the set a number of our standard nipples with 1/8th gas thread. Should these not be suitable for your purpose, please let us know, when we will make up special nipples to suit your requirements. We wish to draw your particular attention to the special flexible tubing we are using in conjunction with the gun, which entirely overcomes one of the principal sources of trouble in connection with systems of this description, also to the extremely simple and neat method of coupling the connector to the nipple. The connector is provided with a spring loaded valve to automatically shut off the grease when the connector is removed from the nipple, and a special washer which butts up against the face of the nipple ensures an absolutely grease tight joint under all conditions. We also feel sure that you will be interested in the grease cartridges, which we supply for use in connection with the outfit, as this novel method of filling the gun entirely overcomes one of the principal objections to the use of grease lubrication on a car. We look forward, with much interest, to contd...... [Left Sidebar Text] Sole Agents for MAB Component Chassis. --o-- Axles, Gear Boxes, Steering Gears, Cardans, etc. --o-- Atwater, Kent Lighting and Starting Systems. --o-- Suppliers of spare parts for all makes of Automobiles. --o-- Manufacturers of The Marlborough Car. --o-- Trade Mark T-A-B --o-- Gears and all types of Replacements. --o-- Ballot Engines, Gnome Engines, Clerget Aviation Engines. --o-- Importers of American Components. | ||