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 Wakefield & Co. (Castrol) regarding dissatisfaction with information provided for 'R' and 'XL' oils.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 32\3\ Scan072 | |
| Date | 1st April 1925 | |
| MAKERS OF THE FAMOUS "CASTROL" MOTOR OILS. TO AVOID DELAY ALL COMMUNICATIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE FIRM. Wakefield & Co. Limited. MANUFACTURERS of High Class Lubricants. Wakefield House, 30&32, Cheapside. London E.C.2. YOUR REF: FF/FG. PLEASE QUOTE REFERENCE. April 1st. 1925. WORKS: REGENT STREET & CARLTON STREET, LIVERPOOL. BRANCHES AND AGENCIES. Home. ABERDEEN. BELFAST. BIRMINGHAM. CARDIFF. CORK. DUBLIN. DUNDEE. GLASGOW. LEEDS. LIVERPOOL. MANCHESTER. NEWCASTLE ON TYNE. NOTTINGHAM. RUGBY. Abroad. AMSTERDAM. BOMBAY. BRUSSELS. BUENOS AIRES. CAIRO. CALCUTTA. CAPE TOWN. CHRISTCHURCH. DRAMMEN. DURBAN. GENOA. JOHANNESBURG. MELBOURNE. MONTREAL. NEW YORK. PARIS. RIO DE JANEIRO. SYDNEY. VALPARAISO. WELLINGTON. WINNIPEG. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Hives, Esq., Messrs. Rolls Royce, Ltd., Nightingale Road, D E R B Y. My dear Hives, Fred mentioned in a recent letter that you are not satisfied with the information regarding CASTROL "R" and "XL" as contained in our letter of March 12th. When this letter was written my Managing Director was away and the figures sent you were all I was able to obtain from our Laboratory. Will you kindly outline the exact details you wish for and I will then endeavour to satisfy your requirements, and to help me I would suggest you write your request upon your own Research Department letter paper and address same to our Research Department when same will pass through the usual and proper channels. With kind regards to Mrs Hives and yourself, I am, Yours faithfully, Frank Fisher [Watermark: Castrol REGD] | ||