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 testing and acceptance of a modified lubricant, Price's Motorine Amber 'A'.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 144\1\ scan0191 | |
| Date | 17th November 1930 | |
| AZ. To BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from ROY.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. to H.I. [Text struck through] RECEIVED 18 NOV 1930 [Circular stamp] x967. ROY{Sir Henry Royce}2/MG17.11.30 Price's Modified Motorine Amber "A" You will recollect (vide ROY{Sir Henry Royce}10/MG24.6.30) on June 23rd Messrs. Price advised us they had made certain modifications to their Motorine Amber "A" to obtain a lower setting point, and it was decided we would not agree such modification until their sample of the Lubricant in question had been tested out by our Laboratory. Such sample was handed to the Laboratory, and Messrs. Price now write as copy attached. Please advise if tests have proceeded sufficiently far for us to advise Messrs. Price we accept the modified Motorine Amber "A". ROY.{Sir Henry Royce} [Signature] ENCLOSURE. Extract from letter dated 13.11.30 ENCLOSURE No 912 "JUSTSO" [Red stamp] | ||