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. Ltd. regarding the non-delivery of a Castrol oil order in France.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 27\1\ Scan150 | |
| Date | 4th April 1929 | |
| TELEGRAMS: "CHEERY, CENT, LONDON." TELEPHONES: CENTRAL 5202 (4 LINES). CENTRAL 9215 (3 LINES). CODES: A.B.C. 5TH EDITION, PREMIER, BENTLEY'S, AND BROOMHALL. BY APPOINTMENT TO H.M. THE KING. GOVERNING DIRECTOR: SIR CHARLES WAKEFIELD, BT{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} MANAGING DIRECTOR: W.R.GRAHAM. DIRECTOR & SECRETARY: J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} BROWNE. Handwritten: +3806 C. C. Wakefield & Co., Limited. MANUFACTURERS OF HIGH CLASS LUBRICANTS. WORKS: LIVERPOOL AND HAYES, MIDDLESEX. U.K. DEPÔTS. ABERDEEN, GLASGOW, BELFAST, LIVERPOOL, BRISTOL, LONDON, DUBLIN, SOUTHAMPTON. OVERSEAS BRANCHES. C. C. WAKEFIELD & CO., Ltd., 16, BALLARD ROAD, BOMBAY. C. C. WAKEFIELD & CO., Ltd., 25 de MAYO, 347, BUENOS AIRES. C. C. WAKEFIELD & CO., Ltd., Allahabad Bank Bldgs., CALCUTTA. C. C. WAKEFIELD & CO., Ltd., Ny Vestergade, 7, COPENHAGEN K.{Mr Kilner} C. C. WAKEFIELD & CO., Ltd., 18, Old Arcade, JOHANNESBURG. C. C. WAKEFIELD & CO., Ltd., Hajee Dossul Building, KARACHI. C. C. WAKEFIELD & CO., Ltd., 486, Bourke Street, MELBOURNE. C. C. WAKEFIELD & CO., Ltd., 117, Liberty Street, NEW YORK. C. C. WAKEFIELD & CO., Ltd., 7, Union Street, PENANG. C. C. WAKEFIELD & CO., Ltd., RIO DE JANEIRO. C. C. WAKEFIELD & CO., Ltd., 14, Spring Street, SYDNEY. C. C. WAKEFIELD & CO., Ltd., 47, Robinson Road, SINGAPORE. C. C. WAKEFIELD & CO., Ltd., Northern Ontario Bldg., TORONTO. AGENCIES AT ACCRA, ADELAIDE, ADEN, AUCKLAND, BANGKOK, BARCELONA, BATAVIA, BELGRADE, BERLIN, BLANTYRE, BLOEMFONTEIN, BRISBANE, BRUSSELS, BUCHAREST, BUDAPEST, BULAWAYO, CAIRO, CAPE TOWN, CHRISTCHURCH, COLOGNE, COLOMBO, COPENHAGEN, DELHI, DRAMMEN, DUNEDIN, DURBAN, EAST LONDON, FREETOWN, GENEVA, HELSINGFORS, KAMPALA, KINGSTON (JAMAICA), LAGOS, LAHORE, LAS PALMAS, LIMA, LISBON, LYTTLETON, MADRAS, MADRID, MALMO, MARSEILLES, MILAN, MONTEVIDEO, NAIROBI, NELSON, OPORTO, OSLO, PALERMO, PARIS, PERTH, W.A., PORT ELIZABETH, PORT HERALD, PORT SUDAN, PRAGUE, RANGOON, REVAL, RIGA, SALISBURY, SHANGHAI, SOURABAYA, TENERIFFE, TOKIO, THE HAGUE, TIENTSIN, VALPARAISO, VANCOUVER, VIENNA, WARSAW, WELLINGTON, WIBORG, ZAGREB, ZURICH. EXPORT DEPT. Wakefield House, 30&32, Cheapside. London, E.C.2. PLEASE QUOTE OUR REF: WFP/WJM. YOUR REF: ROY{Sir Henry Royce}/CHS4/WM3429. 4th April 1929. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Limited, D E R B Y. Dear Sirs, We beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of yesterday's date, with regard to your order No. 87362, calling for three gallons of CASTROL "R", for delivery to Mr. Adams in France. We are very surprised to learn that this has not yet been delivered to Mr. Adams, as we received advice on the 18th ultimo from our Paris Representatives, that they were despatching three gallon tins to your client. Under the circumstances we are writing our French Representatives to-day with a view to ascertaining the position. Yours faithfully, C. C. WAKEFIELD & CO., LIMITED Managing Director MAKERS OF THE FAMOUS "CASTROL" MOTOR OILS. | ||