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 the delayed delivery of Castrol 'R' oil and the dispatch of a replacement order.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 27\1\ Scan157 | |
| Date | 6th April 1929 | |
| X3806 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. C. C. Wakefield & Co., Limited. MANUFACTURERS OF HIGH CLASS LUBRICANTS. EXPORT DEPT. WORKS: LIVERPOOL AND HAYES, MIDDLESEX. PLEASE QUOTE OUR REF: WFP/WJM. YOUR REF: Wakefield House, 30 & 32, Cheapside. London, E.C.2. 6th April 1929. U.K. DEPOTS: ABERDEEN, GLASGOW, BRISTOL, LIVERPOOL, CORK, 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., NyToldbodgade 7, COPENHAGEN K.{Mr Kilner} C. C. WAKEFIELD & CO., Ltd., 18, Old Arcade, JOHANNESBURG. C. C. WAKEFIELD & CO., Ltd., Hajee Dossal 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, MALMO, MARSEILLES, MALTA, MILAN, MONTEVIDEO, NAIROBI, NELSON, OPORTO, OSLO, PALERMO, PARIS, PERTH, W.A., PORT ELIZABETH, PORT HERALD, PORT SUDAN, PRAGUE, RANGOON, REVAL, RIGA, SALISBURY, SAMARANG, SOURABAYA, STOCKHOLM, TOKIO, THE HAGUE, TIENTSIN, VALPARAISO, VANCOUVER, VIENNA, WARSAW, WELLINGTON, WIBORG, ZAGREB, ZURICH. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Limited, Nightingale Road, D E R B Y. Dear Sirs, With further reference to your order No. 87362 in respect of three gallons of CASTROL "R" required for delivery to Mr. Adams, we have now received a reply from our French representatives, in which they state the oil was despatched by fast freight on the 18th ultimo, and should have been delivered within two days. Under the circumstances they have taken the matter up with the Railway Company, and in the meantime we have despatched a further three gallons, which we very much hope will arrive safely. Regretting the inconvenience which has been caused your friend, We are, Dear Sirs, Yours faithfully, C. C. WAKEFIELD & CO., LIMITED [Signature] Managing Director [Handwritten Note] HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Please note & return to [Signature] 8/4/29. MAKERS OF THE FAMOUS "CASTROL" MOTOR OILS. | ||