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 about satisfactory oil test results and recommending Mobiloil 'EP' for hypoid gear lubrication.
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| Date | 29th April 1933 | |
| X1588 WE DO NOT HOLD OURSELVES RESPONSIBLE FOR LOSSES OR DAMAGE RESULTING FROM DELAY IN FILLING ORDERS CAUSED BY STORM, STRIKES, FIRE, DIFFERENCES WITH WORKMEN OR ANY CAUSE BEYOND OUR CONTROL. Vacuum Oil Company, Limited MANUFACTURERS AND MARKETERS OF HIGH GRADE LUBRICATING OILS AND GREASES SOLE MARKETERS OF Mobiloil - THE WORLD'S QUALITY MOTOR OIL TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS VACUUM, PHONE, LONDON. TELEPHONE WHITEHALL 1010 (10 LINES). WHEN TELEPHONING PLEASE ASK FOR EXTENSION No GARGOYLE REGD TRADE MARK. MANUFACTURING PLANTS. WANDSWORTH, LONDON. WEST FLOAT, BIRKENHEAD. BRANCH OFFICES BELFAST HULL BIRMINGHAM LIVERPOOL BRISTOL MANCHESTER CARDIFF NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE DUBLIN SHEFFIELD GLASGOW VACUUM OIL COMPANY ORGANIZATIONS ABROAD. ADELAIDE LIMA ALEXANDRIA LISBON AMSTERDAM LORENZO MARQUES ATHENS AUCKLAND MADRAS BARCELONA MADRID BASLE MANILA BATAVIA MARSEILLES BELGRADE MELBOURNE BERLIN MEXICO BOMBAY MILAN BOSTON MOMBASA BRISBANE MONTEVIDEO BRUSSELS NAPLES BUCHAREST NEW YORK BUDAPEST OSLO BUENOS AIRES PARIS CAIRO PERTH CALCUTTA PHILADELPHIA CAPETOWN PRAGUE CHRISTCHURCH RANGOON COLOMBO RIGA COPENHAGEN RIO DE JANEIRO CZECHOWICE ROME DARWIN ROTTERDAM DRESDEN SEVILLE DURBAN SHANGHAI FRANKFORT SINGAPORE GENOA SOERABAYA GOTHENBURG STOCKHOLM HAMBURG SYDNEY HELSINGFORS TANGIERS HONG KONG TOKIO ISTANBUL VALPARAISO JOHANNESBURG VIENNA KARACHI WARSAW LAS PALMAS WELLINGTON YOKOHAMA ZAGREB Offices and Depots in every country in the World (Russia excepted) Mobiloil AND THE WORLD-WIDE ORGANIZATION OF THE VACUUM OIL COMPANY ARE ALWAYS AT YOUR SERVICE AUTOMOTIVE LUBRICANTS DEPARTMENT. CAXTON HOUSE, WESTMINSTER, LONDON, S.W.1. IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO Auto Dept. M.S.D. 29th April, 1933. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, Derby. For the attention of Mr. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} W. Hives. Dear Sirs, We should like to thank you for the very courteous interview granted on the 26th instant to our technical representative, Mr. J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} Russell Sharp, from whom we have much pleasure in learning of the satisfactory results obtained by you from Mobiloil "D" (engine oil) and Mobiloil "C" (gear oil) under test in the new Rolls-Bentley Car. As mentioned by Mr. Sharp, we are firmly of the opinion that you would secure equally good results from Mobiloil "EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}" for rear axle lubrication. This grade has been specially prepared to withstand extreme pressures particularly with the requirements of the hypoid gear in mind, and we have pleasure in informing you that it was subjected to the standard running test at the Gleason Works, Rochester, N.Y., consisting of 12 hrs in reverse with the pressure on the coast side of the teeth, and a further 12 hrs check run, and as a result of this test, Mobiloil "EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}" now appears in the Gleason Co's approved list of lubricants for hypoid gears, dated 9th September, 1932. You may remember that we forwarded to you a supply of Mobiloil "EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}" for trial in January last, but the oil was returned. If it will now suit your convenience to carry out a test, we should be only too pleased to let you have a supply upon hearing from you the quantity required, and the size of package that would best suit your convenience. Yours faithfully, VACUUM OIL COMPANY, LIMITED. LID{A. J. Lidsey} See me W. Stafford May Manager. SNGR/MD. Manufacturers' Service Division. | ||