Official order for a drum of Castrol 'XL' Motor Oil.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 145\2\ scan0088 | |
| Date | 12th November 1935 | |
| To Roy. {Mr H. Royce - Buyer} c. to G {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} /Cam. X1231 / Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 5/KW.12.11.35. G {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} /Cam/CA.25/DW.4.11.35. Will you please pass an official order to Messrs. C.C. Wakefield & Co.Ltd., for 1 Drum of Patent Castrol "XL" Motor Oil, containing 41.8/9ths gallons, for which the charge is 10d. per gallon plus 1d. per gallon duty. This oil was sent direct to Mr. Hancock at Chateauroux(French test region). Order No. 54307. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||
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).