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. concerning the dispatch and relative life of tyres.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 157\2\ scan0262 | |
| Date | 11th June 1938 | |
| 1332 DUNLOP RUBBER CO.,LTD. EXPERIMENTAL DEPT. TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "DUNLOPS, PHONE, BIRMINGHAM" TELEPHONE: ERDINGTON 2121 (P.B.X) EXTENSION No. 395. YOUR REF: Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}6/MH.{M. Huckerby} OUR REF: HEP/BMT.630. FORT DUNLOP ERDINGTON BIRMINGHAM 24 Messrs. Rolls-Royce Limited, DERBY. For the attention of S.H.Grylls, Esq. 11th June, 1938. Dear Sirs, We thank you for your letter of the 10th and, as requested, we are despatching four 6.50-16 Standard 4-ply covers only. On the question of relative life, taking the 6.50-16 Standard as 100, the Fort cover under comparable conditions should give a value of 125. We also thank you for your reference to wheels, and shall await your further instructions in this respect. Yours faithfully, FOR THE DUNLOP RUBBER CO.LTD. [Signature] Manager, Car Mnfrs. Division. [Logo: 1888 1938 DUNLOP 50 YEARS OF GROWTH] | ||