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).
List of tyres and tubes sent to the Test Department, detailing quantities, sizes, makes, and their assessed value.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 157\1\ scan0259 | |
| Date | 11th December 1935 | |
| Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}23/KW.11.12.35. Tyres sent to Test Dept. No. Size Make Value 7 tubes 7.00 x 18 Goodrich "Safety" 100% 7 tyres 5 tyres 7.00 x 18 Firestone 100% 6 tyres 7.00 x 18 Avon "Supreme" 100% 6 tubes 6 tyres 7.00 x 18 Dunlop "Triple Stud" 100% 7 tyres 7.00 x 18 India 100% 4 tyres 7.00 x 18 India 80% 4 tubes These tyres came from London by train 9.12.35. 5 tyres 7.00 x 18 Dunlop "Silent" 100% 2 tyres 7.00 x 18 " " 20% 11 tyres 7.00 x 18 Michelin "Stop" 7. 80% 4. 10% 2 tyres 7.00 x 18 Goodyear 100% 5 tyres 5.50 x 18 India "Non-skid" Average 45% 1 tyre 5.50 x 18 Goodrich 100% TOTAL: 61 Tyres. | ||