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).
Classification of oils for chassis lubrication by viscosity, name, maker, color, and useful temperature range.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 26\5\ Scan054 | |
| Date | 22th June 1927 guessed | |
| OILS CLASSIFIED WITH REGARD TO CHASSIS LUBRICATION ONLY CLASSIFICATION HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH TRADENAME. APPROX. VISCOSITY (Saybolt) @ 100°F.{Mr Friese} NAME & MAKER COLOR USEFUL DOWN TO THE FOLLOWING TEMPERATURE 3000 Bijur Oil Heavy Bijur Lubricating Corp. Dark 5°F.{Mr Friese} 2000 Bijur Oil Moderately Heavy Bijur Lubricating Corp. Dark 0°F.{Mr Friese} 2200 Veedol Extra Heavy #5 Tidewater Oil Corp. Dark 40°F.{Mr Friese} 2200 Sunoco M.O. XX Heavy Sun Oil Company Dark 30°F.{Mr Friese} 2100 Enterprise Marine Engine Oil "Z" Enterprise Oil Company Dark Amber 30°F.{Mr Friese} 2000 Wolf's Head Extra Heavy "A" Wolverine Lubricants, Inc. Dark Amber 40°F.{Mr Friese} 1800 Texaco M.O. Superheavy The Texas Company Golden 15°F.{Mr Friese} 1700 Tiolene Extra Heavy The Pure Oil Company Dark Amber 25°F.{Mr Friese} 1500 Atlantic Extra Heavy Atlantic Refining Corpn. Dark Amber 30°F.{Mr Friese} 1500 Caspar Special Extra Heavy Caspar Oil Company Dark Amber 25°F.{Mr Friese} 1500 Wakefield Castrol G.P. C.C.Wakefield & Co. Ltd. Dark 35°F.{Mr Friese} 1400 Wolf's Head Extra Heavy Wolverine Lubricants, Inc. Dark Amber 45°F.{Mr Friese} 1400 Polarine Transmission Oil (Winter Grade Only) Standard Oil Co. of Indiana Black (For temporary use) 0°F.{Mr Friese} 1400 Shell "Golden" Shell Mex. Ltd. Golden 10°F.{Mr Friese} 1200 Sunoco M.O. Special Sun Oil Company Golden 5°F.{Mr Friese} | ||