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).
Departmental memo requesting information on oil specifications to find a suitable oil for use in Russia.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 76\4\ scan0157 | |
| Date | 15th January 1915 | |
| AUTOMOBILES ROLLS-ROYCE (FRANCE) LIMITED TELEGRAMS: ROLLSROYCE PETROGRADE. PETROGRADE. DEPARTMENTAL MEMO Names and Indicating letter Initial of person addressed DATE RE SUITABLE OILS FOR OUR USE IN RUSSIA Ax Mr ALEXEIEFF Ba Mr BARNES B Mr BEREND Cn{Mr Chamberain} Mr CHAMBERLAIN C Mr COWEN Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr COX D Mr DELOOZE Eu EUROPE F Mr FRIESE J Mr JOHNSON Js{Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr JOHNSON'S SECRETARY M Mr MACKINTOSH Na{Mr Nadin} Mr NADIN Ny Mr NORTHEY Rt Mr RITTER R Mr ROYCE Ry Mr ROY{Sir Henry Royce} LHS{Lord Herbert Scott} LORD HERBERT SCOTT Sa Mr SALAMANCA Ws Mr WALLIS Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr WORMALD Initial of person addressed: WOR{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} DATE: WP/1115 I should like to recommend to our customers in Russia a suitable oil to use for their Engines, Gearboxes and rearaxles. At the present time I find Drivers and Owners using any kind of oil they think something near what should be used. Russia is a country rich in oils and we should find no difficulty in procuring an excellent oil that will suit us. Of course we must find two oils that we can use in Winter and Summer res. I have got Mr Emile Nobel interested in this matter and he has promised me his assistance by placing his oil specialist at my disposal, also he will do his best in giving introductions into oil firms with the idea of securing samples of their oils. Before I go any further in this matter I should like you to give me all the imformation possible regarding your experiments etc. (1) Are you quite satisfied with Prices oils in England? Or are you using them because they are only the best you can obtain in England? if the latter have you at Derby a copy of the special Qualities you want our oils to have?. (2) In either case of the above, What are these "special Qualities"? What percentage of mineral matter etc etc? (3) If you have at derby any results of Analysis I should like them (a copy of same) together with Densities Tempertures etc if possible (4) Mr Hives's report from Experiments with Prices oil [STAMP 1] W. M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} JAN 15 1915 RECEIVED [STAMP 2] S.N. 15 JAN 1915 RECEIVED This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||