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).
Invitation from the Vacuum Oil Company to attend a talk on cylinder liner wear in diesel engines.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 145\1\ scan0107 | |
| Date | 12th May 1934 | |
| 81588. BY APPOINTMENT VACUUM OIL COMPANY LIMITED GARGOYLE TELEPHONE WHITEHALL 1010 (14 Lines) TELEGRAMS VACUUM - PHONE - LONDON CAXTON HOUSE - WESTMINSTER LONDON S.W.1 REFERENCE B1/OTJ. 12th May, 1934. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} W. Hives, Esq., Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., Derby. Dear Mr.Hives, My colleague, Mr. W. G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} Godron, Chief Engineer of the Vacuum Oil Company, New York, will be in London shortly and arrangements have been made for him to give a talk before the Engineering Society of the City and Guilds College, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, S.W.7. on Tuesday the 29th May at 5.15 o'clock. Dr. C. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Lander, C.B.E., D.Sc., M.Inst.C.E., M.I.Mech.E., will take the chair. Mr.Godron will deal with THE CAUSES OF CYLINDER LINER WEAR IN DIESEL ENGINES, and I think that his views, and their practical outcome, will be of particular interest to us all in view of the fact that his work has not yet been published. I shall be very pleased if you can see your way to be with us at the Meeting, and look forward to the possibility of your contributing to what we hope will be a very interesting discussion. Yours sincerely, VACUUM OIL COMPANY LIMITED O T Jones Chief Engineer, Automotive Department OTJ:SJG. R.{Sir Henry Royce} S. V.{VIENNA} P. UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE ALL OILS ARE QUOTED AND INVOICED PER UNIT GALLON OF 9 LBS. AND ALL QUOTATIONS ARE WITHOUT ENGAGEMENT | ||