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 composition of Price's Oil used for Bijur Lubrication.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 141\2\ scan0029 | |
| Date | 23th March 1932 | |
| X3806. c.Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} BY.1/J.23.3.32. Bijur Lubrication. .................. Referring to Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}'s note from U.S.A. dated March 9th, dealing with the paragraph headed "Drip Plugs Choking Up", the Price's Oil which we use in the Bijur is a compounded oil, but has no soap as a constituent. It simply consists of mineral, vegetable (struck through) and animal oils. This composition is such as will not saponify under working conditions. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} By [Stamp: RECEIVED 1932 MAR 24 HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}] | ||