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 supply of CASTROL HI-PRESS oil for experimentation.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 145\2\ scan0052 | |
| Date | 21th February 1935 | |
| MAKERS OF THE FAMOUS "CASTROL" MOTOR OILS., BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING 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. Handwritten: GRY.{Shadwell Grylls} 1 (crossed out) Handwritten: 4583 GOVERNING DIRECTOR, LORD WAKEFIELD. MANAGING DIRECTOR, W.R.GRAHAM. DIRECTOR & SECRETARY, J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} BROWNE. PLEASE QUOTE OUR REF: CJC/MGH YOUR REF.: Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}1/KW. Exptl. Dept. 21st February, 1935. 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 CAPE TOWN 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 WINNIPEG ZURICH Messrs. Rolls-Royce Limited, DERBY. [Handwritten initial in a circle: Rry] Dear Sirs, [Stamp: ALL BRITISH FIRM] We thank you for your letter of the 18th inst., and in response would say that we shall be pleased to supply a quantity of CASTROL HI-PRESS with a viscosity approximating that of CASTROL CW. We are sending on a 5-gallon drum, and to avoid any confusion are branding this drum with the temporary title of CASTROL HI-PRESS LIGHT. We shall be interested to hear the results of your experiments. Yours faithfully, C. C. WAKEFIELD & CO. LIMITED [Signature] Managing Director | ||