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 W. B. Dick & Company Ltd regarding the dispatch of two barrels of oil for testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 77\2\ scan0017 | |
| Date | 26th April 1918 | |
| X3182 W. B. DICK & COMPANY LTD. REFINERS, RECTIFIERS & DISTILLERS OF OILS & TURPENT 90 FENCHURCH STREET, LONDON, E.C.3. CABLE CODES. A.B.C. 4TH & 5TH EDITIONS. YOUR REF: ......... TELEPHONE......... OUR REF: G.L. Dept. TELEGRAMS......... April 26th Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., Nightingale Lane, Derby. Dear Sirs, We have to thank you for the courtesy accorded to the Writer by your Mr. Hives in his letter of the 24th inst: in which you proposed carrying out a thorough test with our ILO L.S.P. OIL. Our Works have instructions to despatch the two barrels immediately, and we should esteem it a favour if you would advise us of the day you propose commencing the test. We are, dear Sirs, Yours faithfully, W. B. DICK & COMPANY, LIMITED [Signature] MANAGER. GENERAL LUBG. DEPT [STAMP: S.D. 27 APR 1918 RECEIVED] | ||