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. correcting a previous error in tyre dimensions and discussing further testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 45\2\ Scan195 | |
| Date | 16th December 1929 | |
| X4050. DUNLOP RUBBER CO.,LTD. TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: 'DUNLOPS, PHONE, BIRMINGHAM.' TELEPHONE: BIRMINGHAM CENTRAL 4108 (PBE) EXTENSION No. YOUR REF: OUR REF: WB{Mr Brazier/Mr Bell}/W.4.1612 FORT DUNLOP ERDINGTON BIRMINGHAM 16th December 1929. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Experimental Dept., DERBY. For attention of Mr. Robotham. Dear Sirs: In reply to your letter of the 12th inst. - reference Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}2/MJ - ours of the 11th contained an error in the figures, for which we are sorry. The tyres referred to should be 6.00" for 19" rim, and not 21" rim as mentioned. In reply to your concluding paragraph, since your visit we have undertaken an extensive series of tests with a view to confirming previous tests and discovering whether there have been any changes. There is a good deal of information which will be of interest to you, and shortly we will ask you to do us the favour of paying us a further visit. Yours faithfully, for DUNLOP RUBBER CO.LTD., W Bond. Development Manager. | ||