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 the Vacuum Oil Company regarding the unsuitability of a back axle lubricant and the provision of an alternative oil for testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 145\1\ scan0198 | |
| Date | 22th May 1937 | |
| BY APPOINTMENT 1229 VACUUM OIL COMPANY LIMITED GARGOYLE TELEPHONE WHITEHALL 1010 (14 LINES) TELEGRAMS VACUUM PHONE LONDON CAXTON HOUSE . WESTMINSTER LONDON . S . W . I REFERENCE B1/MSD 22nd May 1937 MANUFACTURING PLANTS WANDSWORTH, LONDON WEST FLOAT, BIRKENHEAD Messrs. Rolls-Royce Limited., DERBY. BRANCH OFFICES BELFAST HULL BIRMINGHAM LIVERPOOL BRISTOL MANCHESTER CARDIFF NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE GLASGOW SHEFFIELD For the attention of Mr. S. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Grylls Dear Sirs, We wish to thank you for the courtesy extended to our Mr. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} Russell Sharp on the occasion of his visit on the 19th instant. We understand from him that our powerful type of extreme pressure lubricant for back axles, i.e. Gargoyle Hypoid Gear Lubricant, was proved by bench test to be unsuitable for the abnormal conditions it had to meet. We thank you for your kind promise to carry out a further test with an alternative oil and we are sending to you by passenger train today a 5-gallon drum Gargoyle Mobiloil "EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}". This oil has been considerably improved since last tested by you and the grade we are forwarding is representative of the lubricant we are now distributing under this brand. We are glad to learn from Mr. Sharp that you are willing to afford him an opportunity of examining the axle and obtain samples of the used oil for analysis upon completion of your test and shall look forward to hearing from you as soon as you are ready for this to be done. Assuring you of our close collaboration at all times. We are, dear Sirs, Yours faithfully, VACUUM OIL COMPANY LIMITED, [Signature] Manufacturers' Service Division. SNOR/DJH 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 BOSTON MONTEVIDEO BRISBANE NAPLES BRUSSELS NEW YORK BUCHAREST OSLO BUDAPEST PARIS BUENOS AIRES PERTH CAIRO PHILADELPHIA CALCUTTA PRAGUE CAPE TOWN RANGOON CHICAGO RIGA CHRISTCHURCH RIO DE JANEIRO COLOMBO ROTTERDAM COPENHAGEN SEVILLE CZECHOWICE SHANGHAI DARWIN SINGAPORE DRESDEN SOERABAYA DUBLIN STOCKHOLM DURBAN SYDNEY FRANKFORT TANGIERS GENOA TOKIO GOTHENBURG VALPARAISO HAMBURG VIENNA HELSINGFORS WARSAW HONG KONG WELLINGTON ISTANBUL YOKOHAMA JOHANNESBURG ZAGREB KARACHI LAS PALMAS 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. | ||