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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).
Test report comparing the viscosity of Glycerine and Motorine B and C at different temperatures.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 76\4\  scan0156
Date  9th October 1914
  
R.R. 657. (100H) (WW. 605. 15.7.14.) E.P. 6964.
ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED,
NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY.
TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY.
TELEPHONES: 476 (FOUR LINES).

Names and Indicating letter.

A Mr. ADAMS
By Mr. BAILEY
Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARRINGTON
B Mr. BEREND
Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT
Cn{Mr Chamberain} Mr. CHAMBERLAIN
Cr{Mr Cra???ster / Mr Chichester} Mr. CHICHESTER
C Mr. COWEN
Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX
D Mr. DeLOOZE
Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Mr. DAY
E Mr. ELLIOTT
Eu EUROPE
Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY
Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HALLAM
H Mr. HANBURY
J Mr. JOHNSON
JS{Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr. JOHNSON'S Secretary
BJ Mr. BASIL JOHNSON
K Mr. KILNER
Mac{Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACKINTOSH
Mcr Mr. MERCER
M Mr. MOON
Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN
N Mr. NORTHEY
O Mr. OLDHAM
Pa{Mr Paterson} Mr. PATERSON
EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Mr. PLATFORD
Rn{Mr Robinson} Mr. ROBINSON
R Mr. ROYCE
RS{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} Mr. ROYCE'S Secretary
JR{Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE
Sn{Mr Sanderson} Mr. SANDERSON
LHS{Lord Herbert Scott} LORD HERBERT SCOTT
Sp{Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY
V - VIENNA
Wa{Mr Wallis} Mr. WALLIS
Whr{Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER
Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD
Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD

Handwritten: X1434

Na{Mr Nadin}12/LG91014.
9.10.14.

Handwritten: Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} for Expt.Dept.

With reference to your enquiry two or three days ago, we give below a test report on the sample of commercial Glycerine submitted.
The figures for Prices' Motorine B and C are also given:-

Viscosity at
60º 130º 212ºF.{Mr Friese}
Prices' Motorine B. 4860 398 86
" " C. 2830 --- 63
Commercial Glyc(erine) expressed in seconds for 50 cc. 1185 115 44

Handwritten: Copy Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} 10/10/14

This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers.
  
  


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