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 international availability of CASTROL 'XL' motor oil.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 32\3\ Scan105 | |
| Date | 8th February 1926 | |
| MAKERS OF THE FAMOUS "CASTROL" MOTOR OILS Telegrams: CHEERY, CENT, LONDON. Telephone: 5202 CENTRAL (4 LINES) Codes: A.B.C. 5TH EDITION. PREMIER, BENTLEYS, BROOMHALL, AND PRIVATE. C.C. Wakefield & Co. Limited MANUFACTURERS OF HIGH CLASS LUBRICANTS WORKS: REGENT STREET & CARLTON STREET, LIVERPOOL. AND HAYES, MIDDLESEX. BRANCHES AND AGENCIES. Home. ABERDEEN, BELFAST, BIRMINGHAM, CARDIFF, CORK, DONCASTER, DUBLIN, DUNDEE, GLASGOW, LEEDS, LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, NOTTINGHAM, RUGBY. Abroad. ACCRA, ADELAIDE, ATHENS, AUCKLAND, BANGKOK, BATAVIA, BELGRADE, BERLIN, BLANTYRE, BOMBAY, BRISBANE, BRUSSELS, BUCHAREST, BUDAPEST, BUENOS AIRES, BULAWAYO, CALCUTTA, CAPE TOWN, CHRISTCHURCH, COLOGNE, COLOMBO, COPENHAGEN, DRAMMEN, DUNEDIN, DURBAN, FREETOWN, GENEVA, HELSINGFORS, JOHANNESBURG, KAMPALA, KINSHASA, LAGOS, LAS PALMAS, LISBON, LOME, MADRAS, MADRID, MARSEILLES, MALTA, MELBOURNE, MILAN, MONTEVIDEO, MONTREAL, NAIROBI, NELSON, NEWYORK, OSLO, PALERMO, PARIS, PENANG, PERTH (W.A.), PORT ELIZABETH, PORT HARCOURT, PORT HERALD, PORT SUDAN, PORTO NOVO, PRAGUE, QUITTAN, RANGOON, SANTOS, SAO PAULO, SEMARANG, SINGAPORE, SOURABAYA, SYDNEY, TENERIFFE, THE HAGUE, TOKIO, VALPARAISO, VIENNA, WELLINGTON, WIBORG, ZAGREB, ZURICH. GOVERNING DIRECTOR, SIR CHARLES WAKEFIELD, BART. MANAGING DIRECTOR, W.R. GRAHAM. DIRECTOR & SECRETARY, J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} BROWNE. PLEASE QUOTE OUR REF: RJT/GRL YOUR REF: EXPORT DEPT. Wakefield House, 30&32, Cheapside. London E.C.2. 8th. February 1926. Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., Experimental Department, DERBY. Dear Sirs, For the attention of Mr. E.W. Hives. With reference to the conversation our Mr. Limb had the pleasure of having with Mr. Hives last week, in accordance with your request, we beg to advise that CASTROL "XL" is fully marketed throughout France, Australia, New Zealand and India. With the exception of New Zealand, we are not dependent upon agents, but have our own branches, New Zealand however, forming part of our Australasian branch. For your guidance, we have pleasure in giving below, the addresses of our Head Offices for each country:- France:- Société Anonyme des Huiles Castrol, 58, Rue de Londres, 58, Paris, 8e. Australasia:- C.C. Wakefield & Co. Ltd., Atlas Buildings, 8, Spring Street, Sydney, New South Wales. India:- C.C. Wakefield & Co. Ltd., Wakefield House, 16, Ballard Road, Bombay. We must at the same time point out that we also have our own offices at other important towns throughout the countries concerned, and you may, therefore, rest assured that CASTROL "XL" is widely sold in each. Yours faithfully, C.C. WAKEFIELD & CO., LIMITED. [Signature] Managing Director | ||