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Letter from C. C. Wakefield & Co., Ltd. regarding the delivery of Castrol 'R' Motor Oil.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 32\3\  Scan162
Date  18th August 1927
  
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, SIR CHARLES WAKEFIELD, BT {Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer}
MANAGING DIRECTOR, W.R.GRAHAM.
DIRECTOR & SECRETARY, J. {Mr Johnson W.M.} BROWNE.

OUR REF.: FG.
PLEASE QUOTE YOUR REF.: ROY {Mr H. Royce - Buyer} /CGS4/WM16827.

August 18th 1927

TELEGRAMS: "CHEERY, CENT, LONDON."
TELEPHONES: CENTRAL 5202 (4 LINES), CENTRAL 0210 (2 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, BARCELONA, BERLIN, BOMBAY, BRISBANE, BRUSSELS, BUENOS AIRES, CALCUTTA, CAPE TOWN, COLOMBO, COPENHAGEN, DURBAN, GENEVA, JOHANNESBURG, LISBON, MADRAS, MADRID, MALTA, MELBOURNE, MONTEVIDEO, NEW YORK, PARIS, PENANG, PERTH W.A., PORT SUDAN, PRAGUE, RANGOON, SANTOS, SOURABAYA, SYDNEY, THE HAGUE, VALPARAISO, VIENNA, WELLINGTON, ZURICH, BUCHAREST, CHRISTCHURCH, KARACHI, LYTTLETON, MILAN, MONTREAL, RIO DE JANEIRO, SINGAPORE, TORONTO.

Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd.,
Nightingale Road,
D E R B Y.

Dear Sirs,

We thank you for your letter of the 16th. inst., with regard to the two barrels Castrol "R" Motor Oil delivered to you on the 12th. inst.

These were despatched to you at the request of our Chief Chemist, Mr. E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} A. {Mr Adams} Evans following his interview with your Messrs. Gibson, Platford and Warwick on the 5th. August.

We trust this will now put the matter in order,

Yours faithfully,

C. C. WAKEFIELD & Co., LIMITED.
(Signature)
Managing Director

[STAMP: RECEIVED 20 AUG 1927]

[LABEL: ENCLOSURE Nº 873]

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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