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).
Suggesting a request for a 2-gallon oil sample from the Vacuum Oil Co. Ltd. for engine testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 76\4\ scan0208 | |
| Date | 29th July 1920 | |
| x 1434 To Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}3/LG29.7.20. With reference to your Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}3/M20.7.20 and in reply to the attached letter from The Vacuum Oil Co.Ltd., we suggest that we ask this Company to send us a sample 2-gall. tin of oil which they consider suitable for R.R. engines. We could then test it and let them know if we are in agreement. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||