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 declining to quote for a Glycerine base anti-freezing mixture as the product has been discontinued.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 151\3\ scan0253 | |
| Date | 13th September 1938 | |
| 1285 BY APPOINTMENT VACUUM OIL COMPANY LIMITED GARGOYLE TELEPHONE WHITEHALL 1010 (14 LINES) TELEGRAMS VACUUM PHONE LONDON CAXTON HOUSE . WESTMINSTER LONDON S.W.1 REFERENCE B.1/MSD. 13th September, 1938. MANUFACTURING PLANTS WANDSWORTH, LONDON WEST FLOAT, BIRKENHEAD BRANCH OFFICES BELFAST HULL BIRMINGHAM LIVERPOOL BRISTOL MANCHESTER CARDIFF NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE GLASGOW SHEFFIELD VACUUM OIL COMPANY ORGANIZATIONS ABROAD ADELAIDE LIMA ALEXANDRIA LISBON ALGIERS LORENZO MARQUES AMSTERDAM MADRAS ATHENS MADRID AUCKLAND MANILA BANGKOK MARSEILLES BARCELONA MELBOURNE BASLE MEXICO BATAVIA MILAN BELGRADE MOMBASA BERLIN MONTEVIDEO BOMBAY NAPLES BOSTON NEW YORK BRISBANE OSLO BRUSSELS PARIS BUCHAREST PERTH BUDAPEST PHILADELPHIA BUENOS AIRES PRAGUE CAIRO RANGOON CALCUTTA RIGA CAPE TOWN RIO DE JANEIRO CHICAGO ROTTERDAM CHRISTCHURCH SEVILLE COLOMBO SHANGHAI COPENHAGEN SINGAPORE CZECHOWICE SOERABAYA DARWIN STOCKHOLM DRESDEN SYDNEY DUBLIN TANGIERS DURBAN TOKIO FRANKFORT VALPARAISO GENOA VIENNA GOTHENBURG WARSAW HAMBURG WELLINGTON HELSINGFORS YOKOHAMA HONG KONG ZAGREB ISTANBUL JOHANNESBURG KARACHI LAS PALMAS Offices and Depots in every country in the World (Russia excepted) Rolls-Royce Ltd., Experimental Dept., DERBY. Dear Sirs, We acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 9th instant, reference Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Std.11/MH {M. Huckerby} , and much appreciate the opportunity you have given us to quote for a Glycerine base anti-freezing mixture for the protection of car cooling systems. We have to inform you, however, that we have discontinued marketing Voco Anti-Freeze and therefore regret that on this occasion we are unable to take advantage of the opportunity you have given us to submit an offer for your consideration. Yours faithfully, VACUUM OIL COMPANY, LIMITED. J. {Mr Johnson W.M.} Russee Sharp Manufacturers' Service Division. SNGR/EH. [STAMP: 32nd INTERNATIONAL MOTOR EXHIBITION CARS & BOATS, OCT 13-22, EARLS COURT, OUR STAND No. 236 AVENUE G FIRST FLOOR] UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE ALL OILS ARE QUOTED AND INVOICED PER UNIT GALLON OF 9 LBS. AND ALL QUOTATIONS ARE WITHOUT ENGAGEMENT. | ||