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 Benton & Stone Ltd. discussing proposed experiments with grease guns and Saal Oil Guns for lubricating universal joints.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 51\3\ Scan074 | |
| Date | 27th September 1922 | |
| X4400 CONTRACTORS TO THE WAR OFFICE, THE AIR BOARD, AND ROYAL AIRCRAFT FACTORY. OFFICIALLY RECOGNISED AS SUB-CONTRACTORS TO HIS MAJESTY'S ADMIRALTY ENOTS REGISTERED Telegraphic Address: 'ENOTS', BIRMINGHAM.' Telephone: 7441 CENTRAL. (Private Branch Exchange.) A. {Mr Adams} B. C. CODE USED. ESTABLISHED 1814. Directors: HERBERT STONE, CHAS. N. MILNER, HARRY G. {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} ATKINSON, C. ERIC MILNER. Benton & Stone Ltd. MANUFACTURERS OF Aircraft Components & Accessories, Motor, Motor Cycle & Cycle Car Components and Accessories, and Enots Flexible Grease Gun Systems HORTICULTURAL BRASSFOUNDRY. Hose Fittings, Garden Pumps, Sprayers, Syringes, etc. FOOTBALL INFLATORS. BUTCHERS' SALTING PUMPS AND CALF BLOWERS. MANDREL DRAWN TUBES, in Brass, Copper & Nickel Silver. HOT BRASS STAMPINGS. Automatic Machine Products. Press Work. Shell Work. Brass Castings. AWARDS. SILVER AND BRONZE MEDALS Royal Horticultural Society, BIRMINGHAM, 1872. SILVER MEDAL, Royal Botanic Society, MANCHESTER, 1881. SILVER MEDAL, Warwickshire Horticultural Society, SOLIHULL, 1894. SILVER MEDAL, Royal Botanic Society, LONDON, 1905. TWO SILVER MEDALS, Spraying Demonstration, WISBECH, 1909. DIPLOMA AND SILVER MEDAL, International Exhibition, BUENOS AIRES, 1910. GOLD AND SILVER MEDALS, International Exhibition, TURIN, 1911. TWO SILVER MEDALS, Royal Horticultural Society, LONDON, 1913. DIPLOMA AND GOLD MEDAL, Italian Aviation Exhibition, TURIN, 1913. THE CERTIFICATE of the Incorporated Institute of Hygiene, LONDON, 1914 FIRST PRIZE and SPECIAL AWARD St. {Capt. P. R. Strong} Dunstan's Flower Show, Chelsea Hospital July 1919. BRACEBRIDGE STREET, BIRMINGHAM. OUR REFERENCE CEM/MF YOUR REFERENCE Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 6/LG Sept. 27th 1922. Messrs Rolls-Royce Ltd. Nightingale Road, DERBY. Attention of E.W.Hives Esq Dear Sir, We beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 26th inst marked for the attention of the writer relative to use of grease gun with thick oil and the lubrication of your universal joints. We quite realise that the grease gun would be very tedious in operation in places such as the universal joints where any NO resistance is offered, and if you would be kind enough to let us have say 1/2 gallon of the oil you propose to use or alternatively let us know where we can procure this oil, and also if you would be good enough to let us examine the Saal Oil Gun we should be pleased to carry out some experiments, the results of these we could let you have together with our proposition in the course of a week or so, and we therefore thank you in anticipation for meeting our requests. Yours faithfully, BENTON & STONE LTD. I Eric Milner. Director. | ||