Internal memorandum inquiring about the performance of Continental Over-size tyres.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 81\1\ scan0120 | |
| Date | 10th February 1914 | |
| ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, 14 & 15, CONDUIT STREET, LONDON, W. TELEPHONES : 1654, 1655, 1656 (GERRARD) TELEGRAMS : "ROLHEAD(Rolls-Royce telegram address)," REG., LONDON. C12/C10214 Names and Indicating letter. Initial of person addressed. A Mr. ADAMS By Mr. BAILEY Bn {W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARRINGTON B Mr. BEREND Bt {Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT Cn {Mr Chamberain} Mr. CHAMBERLAIN Cr {Mr Cra’ster / Mr Chichester} Mr. CHICHESTER C Mr. COWEN Cx {Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX Da {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Mr. DAY D Mr. DeLOOZE E Mr. ELLIOTT F Mr. FRIESE G Mr. GNAPP Hy {Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY Hm {Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HALLAM H Mr. HANBURY J Mr. JOHNSON JS {Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr. JOHNSON'S Secretary K Mr. KILNER Mac {Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACINTOSH M Mr. MOON Na {Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN PN {Mr Northey} Mr. NORTHEY O Mr. OLDHAM P - PARIS Pa {Mr Paterson} Mr. PATERSON EP {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Mr. PLATFORD Rr Mr. ROBINSON R Mr. ROYCE RS {Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} Mr. ROYCE'S Secretary JR {Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE Sn {Mr Sanderson} Mr. SANDERSON LHS {Lord Herbert Scott - Chair} LORD HERBERT SCOTT Sp {Mr Spinney} Mr. SPINNEY V - VIENNA Wa {Mr Wallis} Mr. WALLIS Whr {Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER Wd {Mr Wood / Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wor {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD S/W {Sales / Derby Works} 10.2.14. Have you yet been able to carry out the experiments with Continental Over-size tyres, and if so did you find them harsh, or did you find them to properly perform the function of a pneumatic tyre? Were they like the big Palmers? Please let us have your reply as soon as possible. [Handwritten Signature] [Stamp: RECEIVED FEB 11 1914] [Handwritten: X917] This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||
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).