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).
Customer's insistence on using Butterworth's oils for chassis 61-EL.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 32\4\ Scan166 | |
| Date | 8th August 1924 | |
| U. X1588 EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}/HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}12/T8.8.24. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} re 40/50 Chassis 61-EL. Serpell. An extract from memo No.6697 reference CRL{C. R. Lisson}/EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}/26.7.24 reads as follows:- "One other point should be noted: i.e. the "owner insists on using Butterworth's oils, "because, I believe, he gets them in bulk "cheaply for his own business. If W. think "this undesirable, I would suggest their taking "the question up with the owner" Will you please let us have your remarks, so that if necessary we may take this matter up with the owner. EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}/HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||