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The image is a vintage advertisement for Wakefield Castrol Motor Oil. The headline reads "What Wakefield Castrol Motor Oil has done" in bold, stylized lettering at the top. Below the headline are two sections of text and illustrations. On the left side, there's an illustration of three historic airplanes flying with smoke trails behind them, along with a caption that says "One of these flights was the longest & fastest non-stop flight ever made - Australia to England by Kingsford Smith, using Wakefield 'Castrol' throughout. " This highlights one of Castrol's notable achievements in aviation history. To the right, there is a list detailing various aerial accomplishments where Castrol motor oil was used: - 100, 000 miles in 1, 000 hours on one engine. - Trans-Atlantic Flight. (Aeroplane) - America and back. (R34 Airship) - Australian Flight. - Cairo to the Cape. - South Atlantic Flight. Additionally, it mentions that Lieutenant Pelletier d'Oisy used Castrol in his flight to Shanghai and that Captain Amundsen ordered Castrol for his forthcoming flight to the North Pole. At the bottom right corner is an image of a canister of Wakefield Castrol Motor Oil with its logo prominently displayed alongside it. Below all this information are details about C. C. Wakefield & Co. , Ltd. , which includes their address at Cheapside House London EC2 and notes about branches throughout the world. Lastly, at the very bottom edge on both sides are references to sole agents: On the left side for Czechoslovakia – G. R. Krasa from Prague; on right side more general contact information for C. C. Wakefield & Co. , Ltd. , emphasizing their global presence.
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