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).
The adoption of 'Prices oils' and the postponement of further oil testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 32\4\ Scan076 | |
| Date | 11th May 1914 | |
| ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, 14 & 15, CONDUIT STREET, LONDON, W. TELEPHONES: 1654, 1655, 1656 (GERRARD) TELEGRAMS: "ROLHEADRolls-Royce telegram address," REG, LONDON. Names and Indicating letter. Initial of person addressed. A Mr. ADAMS By Mr. BAILEY Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARRINGTON B Mr. BEREND Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT Cn{Mr Chamberain} Mr. CHAMBERLAIN CP Mr. CHICHESTER C Mr. COWEN Ck{Mr Clark} Mr. COX Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Mr. DAY D Mr. DE LOOZE E Mr. ELLIOTT F Mr. FRIESE G Mr. GNAPP Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HALLAM H Mr. HANBURY J Mr. JOHNSON JS{Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr. JOHNSON'S Secretary K Mr. KILNER Mac{Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACINTOSH M Mr. MOON Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN N Mr. NORTHEY O Mr. OLDHAM P - PARIS Pa{Mr Paterson} Mr. PATERSON EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Mr. PLATFORD Rn{Mr Robinson} Mr. ROBINSON R Mr. ROYCE RS{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} Mr. ROYCE'S Secretary JR{Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE Sn{Mr Sanderson} Mr. SANDERSON LHS{Lord Herbert Scott} LORD HERBERT SCOTT Sp{Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY V - VIENNA Wa{Mr Wallis} Mr. WALLIS Whr{Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD Initial of person addressed: Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} CJ10/4214 Re Mocar Oil I think the reply is that we adopted Prices oils after analysis and prolonged experiment, and found them perfectly satisfactory, and unfortunately our Experimental Dept. has so much other work of a far more important nature, that it must be a very long time before we can undertake further tests of oils. C. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} [STAMP: RECEIVED 11 MAY 1914] [SIDEWAYS TEXT: X1129] This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers | ||