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Letter from C.C. Wakefield & Co., Ltd. regarding the lubrication of gear boxes.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 32\3\  Scan183
Date  9th May 1930
  
X1583.
BY APPOINTMENT TO H.M. THE KING.
C.C. Wakefield & Co., Limited.
MANUFACTURERS of HIGH CLASS LUBRICANTS.
Wakefield House,
30&32, Cheapside, London, E.C.2.

GOVERNING DIRECTOR, LORD WAKEFIELD.
MANAGING DIRECTOR, W.R.GRAHAM.
DIRECTOR & SECRETARY, J. {Mr Johnson W.M.} BROWNE.

TELEGRAMS: "CHEERY, CENT, LONDON."
TELEPHONES: CENTRAL 3089 (9 LINES.)
CODES: A.B.C. 5TH EDITION, PREMIER, BENTLEY'S, AND BROOMHALL.

WORKS: REGENT STREET, LIVERPOOL. AND HAYES, MIDDLESEX.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES.
HOME: ABERDEEN, BELFAST, BIRMINGHAM, BRISTOL, CARDIFF, CORK, DUBLIN, GLASGOW, LEEDS, LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, NOTTINGHAM, SOUTHAMPTON.
ABROAD: ADELAIDE, AUCKLAND, BANGKOK, BERLIN, BOMBAY, BRISBANE, BRUSSELS, BUCHAREST, BUENOS AIRES, CALCUTTA, CAPE TOWN, CHRISTCHURCH, COLOGNE, COLOMBO, COPENHAGEN, DURBAN, GENEVA, JOHANNESBURG, KARACHI, LISBON, LYTTELTON, MADRAS, MALTA, MELBOURNE, MILAN, MONTEVIDEO, MONTREAL, NEW YORK, PARIS, PEKING, PERTH W.A., PORT SUDAN, PRAGUE, RANGOON, RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS, SINGAPORE, SOURABAYA, SYDNEY, THE HAGUE, TORONTO, VALPARAISO, VIENNA, WELLINGTON, ZURICH.

PLEASE QUOTE
OUR REF.: AL/RM {William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
YOUR REF.: Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rn. {Mr Robinson} 10/MW

9th May, 1930.

Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd.,
Derby.

For the attention of Mr. Robotham.

Dear Sirs,

We thank you for your letter of the 8th instant, regarding the lubrication of your gear boxes.

We are asking our Mr. Massey to get in touch with you in this connection.

Yours faithfully,
C. C. WAKEFIELD & CO., LIMITED.
[Signature]
Managing Director

MAKERS OF THE FAMOUS "CASTROL" MOTOR OILS.
  
  
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).


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