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).
Testing a special oil from Prices as a replacement for Whitmores compound in a gearbox and axle.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 144\1\ scan0188 | |
| Date | 10th September 1930 | |
| X 967. MX.{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn{Mr Robinson}2/AD10.9.30. 12066 We are sending you herewith some special oil from Prices to replace Whitmores compound. We suggest that as a preliminary you try this in the gear box and if it shows up well it ought to be run on an axle. If you do not feel inclined to try it on a production axle we shall have to arrange to put one of our experimental cars on the dynamometer. Will you please let me know what you think about it. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} (Tin is marked P.) | ||