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. listing their international arrangements for 'CASTROL' oil.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 32\3\ Scan058 | |
| Date | 17th November 1921 | |
| X1583 MAKERS OF THE FAMOUS “CASTROL” MOTOR OILS. Telegrams: 'CHEERY, CENT, LONDON'. Telephone: 11305 & 13466 CENTRAL. Codes:- A.B.C. 5TH EDITION & PREMIER. [Logo: SBAC SOCIETY OF BRITISH AIRCRAFT CONSTRUCTORS LTD] [Logo: THE SOCIETY OF MOTOR MANUFACTURERS & TRADERS LTD] [Logo: SCOTTISH MOTOR TRADE ASSOCIATION LTD] [Logo: THE MOTOR TRADE ASSOCIATION] [Logo: THE CYCLE AND MOTOR CYCLE MANUFACTURERS & TRADERS UNION LTD INCORPORATED 1910 FOUNDED 1890] TO AVOID DELAY ALL COMMUNICATIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE FIRM. C. C. Wakefield & Co, Limited. MANUFACTURERS OF HIGH CLASS LUBRICANTS. Wakefield House, 30/32, Cheapside, London E.C.2. GOVERNING DIRECTOR, SIR CHARLES WAKEFIELD, BART. MANAGING DIRECTOR, W. R.{Sir Henry Royce} GRAHAM. DIRECTOR & SECRETARY, J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} BROWNE. WORKS: REGENT STREET & CARLTON STREET, LIVERPOOL. BRANCHES AND AGENCIES. Home. ABERDEEN. BELFAST. BIRMINGHAM. CARDIFF. CORK. DONCASTER. DUBLIN. DUNDEE. GLASGOW. LEEDS. LIVERPOOL. MANCHESTER. NEWCASTLE ON TYNE. NOTTINGHAM. Abroad. AMSTERDAM. BOMBAY. BRUSSELS. BUENOS AIRES. CAIRO. CALCUTTA. CAPE TOWN. CHRISTCHURCH. DRAMMEN. DURBAN. GENOA. JOHANNESBURG. MELBOURNE. MONTREAL. PARIS. RIO DE JANEIRO. SYDNEY. VALPARAISO. WELLINGTON. WINNIPEG. [Stamp: AWARDED GRAND PRIX FOR OILS AT TURIN (1911) BRUSSELS (1910) AND BUENOS AYRES (1910) EXHIBITIONS.] OUR REF: MVG/LES.{Ivan A. Leslie} YOUR REF: Nov. 17th. 1921. Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd. Nightingale Road, DERBY. [Stamp: F.C RECEIVED NOV 18 1921] Dear Sirs, For the attention of Mr. Hives. At the request of Mr. Metcalfe Fisher, we have pleasure in giving you below details as to our arrangements for "CASTROL" abroad. FRANCE Societe Anonyme de Huiles Castrol, 21, Rue de Mont Thabor. Paris. Switzerland Burke & Co. Zurich. Belgium L. Stampe. Avenue de l'Hippodrome. Brussels. India C.C. Wakefield & Co.Ltd. P.O. Box 430. Krishna Buildings, Hornby Rd. Bombay. And at Calcutta and Delhi. Sub-Agencies at Colombo, Penang and Rangoon. Egypt Associated British Manufacturers (Egypt) Ltd. Cairo. Near East Associated British Manufacturers (Near East). Constantinople, Smyrna, Sofia, Athens, Ltd. Belgrade and Bucharest. Mesopotamia Asfar & Co. Bagdad and Basrah. Australia. C.C.Wakefield & Co.Ltd. 247, George St.{Capt. P. R. Strong} Sydney. New Zealand Dominion Motors Ltd. 65, Courtenay Place. Wellington. South Africa. William Campbell. P.O. Box.1814. Johannesburg. | ||