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 confirming that Castrol CW is a straight mineral oil.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 145\2\ scan0050 | |
| Date | 6th February 1935 | |
| γ1583 BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING MAKERS OF THE FAMOUS “CASTROL” MOTOR OILS. BY APPOINTMENT TO H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES C. C. Wakefield & Co., Limited. MANUFACTURERS OF High Class LUBRICANTS. Wakefield House, 30&32, Cheapside, London. E.C.2. PLEASE NOTE NEW TELEPHONE NO. GOVERNING DIRECTOR, LORD WAKEFIELD. MANAGING DIRECTOR, W.R.GRAHAM. DIRECTOR & SECRETARY, J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} BROWNE. TELEGRAMS: "CHEERY, CENT, LONDON." TELEPHONES: CITY 4411 (10 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, BANGKOK, BERLIN, BOMBAY, BRISBANE, BRUSSELS, BUCHAREST, BUENOS AIRES, CALCUTTA, CAPETOWN, CHRISTCHURCH, COLOGNE, COLOMBO, COPENHAGEN, DUNEDIN, DURBAN, GENEVA, HONG-KONG, JOHANNESBURG, KARACHI, LISBON, LYTTLETON, MADRAS, MALTA, MELBOURNE, MILAN, MONTEVIDEO, MONTREAL, NEW YORK, PARIS, PENANG, PERTH, W.A., PRAGUE, RANGOON, RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS, SINGAPORE, SOURABAYA, STOCKHOLM, SYDNEY, TORONTO, VALPARAISO, VANCOUVER, VIENNA, WELLINGTON, ZURICH PLEASE QUOTE OUR REF.: CJC/MGH YOUR REF.: Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}15/KW. 6th February, 1935. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Limited, Exptl. Dept., DERBY. Dear Sirs, We thank you for your letter of the 5th inst., and in response would say that CASTROL CW is a straight mineral oil. Yours faithfully, C. C. WAKEFIELD & CO. LIMITED. [Signature] Managing Director. [STAMP] ALL BRITISH FIRM | ||