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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).
Comparison of weights for Avon and Dunlop tyres of different sizes.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 158\2\  scan0061
Date  27th January 1941 guessed
  
TYRES - COMPARATIVE WEIGHTS.

[Handwritten in red] Tyres/fun
[Handwritten] 1339

Avon. 7.50 x 16. "4.Stud" 4 ply. 40 lbs.
Dunlop. " " "Fort" - 40 lbs.

Avon. 7.00 x 16 "4.Stud" 4 ply. 32 1/2 lbs.
Dunlop. " " Fort. - 36 lbs.

Note: For a correct comparison Dunlop E.L.P. tyres should be used for this check but we have no stock.
  
  


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