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 to E.G. Acheson Ltd. requesting a quantity of 'running in' compound for testing purposes.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 145\3\ scan0152 | |
Date | 10th January 1937 | |
1235 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Mths.{Reg Matthews}12/JH. 10th January, 1937. E.G.Acheson Ltd., Colloidal Products, Thames House, Millbank, LONDON.S.W.1. For the attention of E.A.Smith Esq., Dear Sirs, We should like you to supply for test purposes a quantity of your "running in" compound, we should say enough to treat 50 gallons of oil would be sufficient for trial. Will the compound be satisfactory if used with Price's Motorine 'C' which is a blended oil or does it require a straight mineral oil such as the Mobiloil range. If you will please let us know the necessary details for ordering and prices etc. we shall send an official order immediately upon receipt of them. We might add that we should esteem it a favour if we could have delivery as early as possible. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LTD. | ||