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 an oil company regarding Mobiloil 'EP' test results for back axle recommendations.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 145\1\ scan0149 | |
| Date | 8th January 1936 | |
| BY APPOINTMENT VACUUM OIL COMPANY LIMITED GARGOYLE TELEPHONE WHITEHALL 1010 (14 LINES) TELEGRAMS VACUUM . PHONE . LONDON CAXTON HOUSE . WESTMINSTER LONDON . S W I REFERENCE B1/MSD. 8th January, 1936. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., Derby. Dear Sirs, Attention of Mr. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} W. Hives. With further reference to the last paragraph of the letter sent to you on 7th instant by our Chief Engineer, Mr. O.{Mr Oldham} T. Jones, we now have much pleasure in enclosing a photostatic copy of a letter to-day received from Ransome & Marles Bearing Co., Ltd. advising us of the very satisfactory results obtained from Mobiloil "EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}" tested for 600 hours on their test rig. You will remember this test was arranged in order to provide you with sufficient evidence of the suitability of Mobiloil "EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}" to warrant it being included amongst your back axle recommendations. We understand that you are at present preparing the 1936 instruction books for Rolls-Royce and Bentley Cars and we sincerely hope that we may now be favoured with your recommendation of Mobiloil "EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}". Thanking you in anticipation, Yours faithfully, VACUUM OIL COMPANY, LIMITED J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} Russell Sharp Manufacturers' Service Division. SNGR/PAC. MANUFACTURING PLANTS WANDSWORTH, LONDON WEST FLOAT, BIRKENHEAD BRANCH OFFICES BELFAST HULL BIRMINGHAM LIVERPOOL BRISTOL MANCHESTER CARDIFF NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE GLASGOW SHEFFIELD 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 CZECHOWICE SEVILLE DARWIN SHANGHAI DRESDEN SINGAPORE DUBLIN SOERABAYA FRANKFORT STOCKHOLM GENOA SYDNEY GOTHENBURG TANGIERS HAMBURG TOKIO HELSINGFORS VALPARAISO HONG KONG VIENNA ISTANBUL WARSAW JOHANNESBURG WELLINGTON KARACHI YOKOHAMA LAS PALMAS ZAGREB Offices and Depots in every country in the World (Russia excepted) UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE ALL OILS ARE QUOTED AND INVOICED PER UNIT GALLON OF 9 LBS. AND ALL QUOTATIONS ARE WITHOUT ENGAGEMENT. | ||