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 to the Vacuum Oil Company Limited regarding the testing of a new 5-gallon drum of EP oil.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 145\1\ scan0199 | |
| Date | 26th May 1937 | |
| 1229 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry{Shadwell Grylls}12/R.{Sir Henry Royce} 26th May, 1937. Vacuum Oil Company Limited, Caxton House, Westminster, LONDON. S.W.1. For the attention of Mr. S.N.G. Reeve. Dear Sirs, We thank you for your letter of May 22nd. We have received the new 5 gallon drum of EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} oil, and this will commence its test in a day or two. As soon as sufficient running has been done for an examination to be useful we will 'phone Mr. Russell Sharp and ask him to come up with one of your engineers to inspect the state of oil. Yours faithfully, For ROLLS-ROYCE LTD. | ||