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. to Rolls-Royce discussing oil tests on a car and an aero engine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 145\2\ scan0015 | |
| Date | 13th January 1933 | |
| BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING 81583. 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. GOVERNING DIRECTOR, LORD WAKEFIELD. MANAGING DIRECTOR, W.R. GRAHAM. DIRECTOR & SECRETARY, J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} BROWNE. TELEGRAMS: "CHEERY, CENT, LONDON" TELEPHONES: CENTRAL 3089 (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, AKRON, SINGAPORE, SOURABAYA, STOCKHOLM, SYDNEY, TORONTO, VALPARAISO, VANCOUVER, VIENNA, WELLINGTON, WINNIPEG, ZURICH Wakefield House, 30 & 32 Cheapside, London, E.C.2. PLEASE QUOTE OUR REF.: CJC/RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} YOUR REF.: Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/MA 13th January, 1933. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} W. Hives, Esq., Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Derby. ALL BRITISH FIRM My dear Hives, I was extremely pleased to receive your letter of the 11th instant, and have read with considerable interest your remarks in connection with the test that has been carried out on Mr. Lappin's car. I note with much pleasure that you are shortly running an aero engine test on Treated P.4 and greatly appreciate your sending me Laboratory report on this oil and the ordinary P.4. I shall look forward to receiving a report on both the aero engine test and that on the car in France, to be commenced very shortly. In regard to the latter, I feel that some very interesting data should be forthcoming when comparing results at the conclusion of the exhaustive tests which you are carrying out. With kindest regards, Yours sincerely, [Signature] | ||