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 Vacuum Oil Company proposing their 'Voco Anti-Freeze' product for official support and inclusion in instruction books.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 151\3\ scan0201 | |
| Date | 27th November 1934 | |
| BY APPOINTMENT VACUUM OIL COMPANY LIMITED TELEPHONE WHITEHALL 1010 (14 LINES) GARGOYLE REGD TRADE MARK TELEGRAMS VACUUM PHONE LONDON CAXTON HOUSE · WESTMINSTER LONDON S·W·1 REFERENCE B1/MSD. 27th November, 1934. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., Derby. For the attention of E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} W. Hives, Esq. Dear Sirs, Voco Anti-Freeze. We are placing on the market immediately an anti-freezing mixture, as described in the attached leaflet. Voco Anti-Freeze is a specially prepared product, and should prove invaluable to all car and commercial vehicle owners. Our sales force is concentrating upon effecting a wide distribution throughout the country, and we feel that you would like to give your official support to its use. We therefore would greatly appreciate it if you would be good enough to include mention of Voco Anti-Freeze in future editions of your instruction books and oiling charts as a suitable product for protecting the cooling system against frost. If you desire first to carry out a trial, we should be only too pleased to supply a suitable quantity free of charge for the purpose. Yours faithfully, VACUUM OIL COMPANY, LIMITED W. Stafford May Manager, Manufacturers' Service Division. SNGR/PAC. STATED OTHERWISE, ALL OILS ARE QUOTED AND INVOICED PER UN... WITHOUT ENGAGEMENT | ||