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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).
Letter from Rapson Tyre & Jack Works proposing their products be fitted as standard equipment.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 39\1\  Scan025
Date  15th November 1921
  
THE RAPSON TYRE. "GUARANTEED AGAINST EVERYTHING"
BY APPOINTMENT.
D.S. THE RAPSON SUPER-JACK. "GUARANTEED FOR EVER!"

RAPSON TYRE & JACK WORKS
BURLINGTON ROAD
NEW MALDEN
SURREY.

Royal Users of Rapson Inventions:-
H.M.KING GEORGE V.{VIENNA}
H.M.QUEEN MARY.
H.M.QUEEN ALEXANDRA.
H.R.H.PRINCE OF WALES.
H.R.H.DUKE OF YORK.
H.R.H.PRINCESS MARY.
H.R.H.DUKE OF CONNAUGHT.

FLR/TS.

TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS:-
RAPSONO, NEW MALDEN, SURREY.
TELEPHONE:-
MALDEN, 190, 191, 192.

STAMP: RECEIVED 17 NOV 1921

F.{Mr Friese} LIONEL RAPSON, Prop.

November 15th 1921.

Handwritten Note: L59/8/9 16/11/21 recd

W. Cowen Esq.,
Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd.,
14, Conduit Street, W.1.

Dear Mr. Cowen,

In reply to your letter of November 12th, for which I thank you, I have pleasure in returning herewith the Insurance Form, also my cheque in settlement for the payment of the insurance and the license duty.

I suppose really I ought to address this letter to Mr. Northey, but perhaps you will be good enough to pass same on to him after you, as Sales Manager of Messrs. Rolls Royce, have read it.

It concerns the fitting of Rapson inventions to your cars as standardised equipment. I refer to my tyres, jacks and dipping headlights. Of course I am aware that you already consider you are fitting the best devices you know of, but I contend I can supply you with the three devices named, and give proof positive that each and all are better than those standardised by you at present.

Dealing with the tyres first. As a gentleman asked at the Show to the salesman on a Stand very near ours "Which is the world's best tyre", that salesman replied "Obviously that backed by the world's best guarantee". The result was that although the firm in question gave quite a liberal guarantee, it did not come near that offered by the Rapson Company, and we, therefore, secured the order. We unconditionally guarantee our cord tyres for 10,000 miles, and our fabric tyres for 5,000 miles, against puncture, burst, tube trouble, and every conceivable thing that can happen to a tyre on the road.
  
  


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