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 to Mr. E. W. Hives to arrange a meeting in Derby.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 145\1\ scan0033 | |
| Date | 7th September 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 AUTOMOTIVE LUBRICANTS DEPARTMENT. 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 BIRMINGHAM BRISTOL CARDIFF DUBLIN GLASGOW HULL LIVERPOOL MANCHESTER NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE SHEFFIELD VACUUM OIL COMPANY ORGANIZATIONS ABROAD. ADELAIDE ALEXANDRIA AMSTERDAM ATHENS AUCKLAND BANGKOK BARCELONA BASLE BATAVIA BELGRADE BERLIN BOMBAY BOSTON BRISBANE BRUSSELS BUCHAREST BUDAPEST BUENOS AIRES CAIRO CALCUTTA CAPE TOWN CHICAGO CHRISTCHURCH COLOMBO COPENHAGEN CZECHOWICE DARWIN DRESDEN DURBAN FRANKFORT GENOA GOTHENBURG HAMBURG HELSINGFORS HONG KONG ISTANBUL JOHANNESBURG KARACHI LAS PALMAS LIMA LISBON LORENZO MARQUES MADRAS MADRID MANILA MARSEILLES MELBOURNE MEXICO MILAN MOMBASA MONTEVIDEO NAPLES NEW YORK OSLO PARIS PERTH PHILADELPHIA PRAGUE RANGOON RIGA RIO DE JANEIRO ROME ROTTERDAM SEVILLE SHANGHAI SINGAPORE SOERABAYA STOCKHOLM SYDNEY TANGIERS TOKIO VALPARAISO VIENNA WARSAW WELLINGTON YOKOHAMA ZAGREB IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO B1/MSD CAXTON HOUSE, WESTMINSTER, LONDON, S.W.1. 7th. September 1933. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} W. Hives, Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., DERBY. Dear Mr. Hives, It will be necessary for me to visit Derby on either Monday or Tuesday, the 11th. or 12th. instant, and would appreciate the opportunity of having a chat with you. I hope you will be able to spare me a little of your time, and if you will kindly let me know by return which of the two days would best suit your convenience, I shall be able to make my plans accordingly. With thanks in anticipation and with kind regards, Yours very truly, J Russell Sharp JRS/SR. 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 | ||