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 C.C. Wakefield & Co. regarding a sample of a compound similar to 'Whitmore's Compound' for testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 145\2\ scan0227 | |
| Date | 24th July 1929 | |
| X4481 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. PLEASE QUOTE OUR REF.: AI/RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} YOUR REF.: TELEGRAMS: "CHEERY, CENT, LONDON." TELEPHONES: {CENTRAL 5202 (4 LINES). CENTRAL 9215 (3 LINES). CODES: A.B.C. 5TH EDITION. PREMIER, BENTLEY'S, AND BROOMHALL. WORKS: REGENT STREET, LIVERPOOL. AND HAYES, MIDDLESEX. 24th July, 1929. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Derby. For Attention of E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} W. Hives, Esq. BRANCHES AND AGENCIES. HOME. ABERDEEN BELFAST BIRMINGHAM BRISTOL CARDIFF CORK DUBLIN GLASGOW HULL LEEDS LIVERPOOL MANCHESTER NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE NOTTINGHAM SOUTHAMPTON ABROAD. ADELAIDE AUCKLAND BANGKOK BERLIN BOMBAY BRISBANE BRUSSELS BUENOS AIRES CALCUTTA CAPE TOWN COLOGNE COLOMBO COPENHAGEN DRESDEN DURBAN JOHANNESBURG LISBON MADRAS MALTA MELBOURNE MONTEVIDEO NEW YORK PARIS PERTH W.A. PORT SUDAN RANGOON SHANGHAI SINGAPORE SURABAYA SYDNEY THE HAGUE VALPARAISO VIENNA WELLINGTON ZURICH Dear Sirs, Further to my recent letter, I have taken up the question of Whitmore's Compound with our Mr. Evans, who is preparing a sample of a similar nature. I hope to be able to let you have some of this for test some time during the next fortnight. Yours faithfully, [Signature] MAKERS OF THE FAMOUS "CASTROL" MOTOR OILS. | ||