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 the use of boiled linseed oil for castings and the analysis of a used Mobiloil EP sample.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 173\1\ img024 | |
| Date | 22th December 1933 | |
| 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 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 CZENSTOCHOWICE 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 IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO B.1/ENG CAXTON HOUSE, WESTMINSTER. LONDON, S.W.1. 22nd.Dec.1933. For attention: Experimental Dept. Messrs.Rolls-Royce, Ltd. DERBY. Dear Sirs, We thank you for your letter ref. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}15/KW. of the 20th inst. advising that only boiled linseed oil was employed in treating the castings referred to. We wish to confirm that we have passed the sample of used Mobiloil EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} and the deposit to our laboratory for analysis and will write you regarding the results at the earliest possible date. In addition to this we have written the Vacuum Oil Company, New York, who have considerable experience of the use of this product in view of the widespread use of hypoid type gears in the U.S.A. and have asked them to discuss the matter fully with Mr.W.A.Rowbotham on his arrival in New York. We trust that in making these arrangements mutually helpful information will be secured. We wish to thank you for the courtesy extended to Mr.J.Russell Sharp and the writer during their visit to your works on the 20th inst. Yours faithfully, VACUUM OIL COMPANY, LIMITED. O.T. Jones Chief Engineer, Automotive Department. 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 OTJ:MP | ||