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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).
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 : "ROLHEADRolls-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} 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

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.
  
  


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