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 the Dunlop Rubber Company regarding the strength and demand for oversize tyres.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 81\1\ scan0127 | |
| Date | 9th March 1914 | |
| (2) larger rim; the bead of the over size only corresponds with the bead of the smaller tyre, and therefore is not of the same strength as the normal size. A demand has been created for oversize tyres, and we shall shortly be in a position to meet this demand, but the normal sizes with are standard today, must always be the best and most satisfactory tyres to fit. Yours faithfully, FOR THE DUNLOP RUBBER COMPANY LTD. [STAMPED TEXT] RECEIVED. W.M. MAR 9 1914 | ||