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).
Letter from Dunlop Rubber Co Ltd discussing developments in tyre sizes for 20-inch wheels.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 53\2\ Scan005 | |
| Date | 28th November 1922 | |
| X4565 TELEGRAMS: "DUNLOPS BIRMINGHAM." TELEPHONE NO. ERDINGTON 261 (PTE. Bx. Ex. EXTENSION............. Central 4108. DUNLOP RUBBER CO LTD FOUNDERS OF THE PNEUMATIC TYRE INDUSTRY. STATION: CASTLE BROMWICH (MID. RY.). GOODS: TO DUNLOP SIDINGS CASTLE BROMWICH. CAR ROUTE: TYBURN ROAD FROM STEELHOUSE LANE, TO FORT DUNLOP WORKS. CAR 63. REGISTERED OFFICES: DUNLOP HOUSE, 1, ALBANY STREET, LONDON, N.W. 1. ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE FIRM. FORT DUNLOP, ERDINGTON, BIRMINGHAM. PLEASE QUOTE REFERENCE. Development Supt. Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, DERBY. 28th Nov. 1922. dict. 27th. For the attention of Mr. Hives. Dear Sirs, We are obliged for your letter of the 21st inst. and thank you for the information you are good enough to give us. We are in close touch with the developments in America that are referred to, and think that there will be a future for tyres to fit the 20" wheel as against the 23" wheel such as you are now using. Just at present we have in hand production of some of the smaller sections for the 20" wheel, and propose to put through the 6" tyre at an early date. If, as we gather, you are interested in this, we should like to know if you would like to have some 6" tyres at a fairly early date - if so, we will push forward plant for this size in order to enable you to get tests. Whilst we appreciate the advantages of the ability to use lower pressures with these larger section tyres, | ||