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This is a vintage advertisement for Wakefield Castrol Motor Oil, featuring an illustration that envisions the future of air travel. The image depicts a futuristic scene with two streamlined flying boats or seaplanes soaring above the ocean's surface, heading towards a distant city skyline under a cloudy sky. A large bird is seen in the foreground observing the aircraft. The text "A. D. 19—?" suggests an unspecified year in the 1900s and speculates about advances in aviation technology, hinting at regular Atlantic trips or world tours being commonplace holiday options sometime in the future. It emphasizes that even more certain than these predicted advancements is that Castrol will be the chosen lubricant for aircraft engines. Below this visionary depiction and accompanying text is the bold logo for "Wakefield Castrol Motor Oil, " along with company details: C. C. Wakefield & Co. , Ltd. , an all-British firm specializing in lubrication, located at Wakefield House, Cheapside, London E. C. 2. The ad combines futurism with brand confidence to suggest reliability and forward-thinking from both technological and corporate perspectives.
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