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).
Extract from a report on tyre mileage and performance issues.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 1\7\ B001_X15 20 46 50 59-page123 | |
| Date | 1st May 1914 | |
| R.R. 657. (100H) (VV. 975. 1.5.14) E.P. 6538. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: 'ROYCAR,' DERBY. TELEPHONES: 278 (FOUR LINES). Names and Indicating letter. A Mr. ADAMS By Mr. BAILEY Bn{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARRINGTON B Mr. BEREND Bt{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} Mr. BURT Cn{Mr Chamberain} Mr. CHAMBERLAIN Cr{Mr Cra???ster / Mr Chichester} Mr. CHICHESTER C Mr. COWEN Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX D Mr. DeLOOZE Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Mr. DAY E Mr. ELLIOTT Eu EUROPE Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALDENBY Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HALLAM H Mr. HANBURY J Mr. JOHNSON Js{Mr Johnson's Secretary} Mr. JOHNSON'S Secretary K Mr. KILNER Mac{Mr Macintosh} Mr. MACKINTOSH Mcr Mr. MERCER M Mr. MOON Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN PN{Mr Northey} Mr. NORTHEY O Mr. OLDHAM Pa{Mr Paterson} Mr. PATERSON EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Mr. PLATFORD Rn{Mr Robinson} Mr. ROBINSON R Mr. ROYCE RS{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} Mr. ROYCE'S Secretary JR{Mr James Royce} Mr. JAMES ROYCE Sn{Mr Sanderson} Mr. SANDERSON ISG LORD HERBERT SCOTT r.{Sir Henry Royce} SPINNEY V VIENNA Wa{Mr Wallis} Mr. WALLIS Whr{Mr Wheeler} Mr. WHEELER Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Mr. WORMALD Initial of person addressed: Mcr. WOR{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}28/M29614. Re. F.J.Tennant, Esq. 1127. Please note the following is an extract from Mr Hanbury's report No.1058. "TYRES." "General average round about 3000 miles. Continentals used at present. The 3-ribbed has given up to 6000 miles. One Palmer (the last) is being used up on a rear wheels, and there is an oversize (895x150) Continental to balance it. This tyre by-the-bye has partially blown off the rim three times, and causes me to wonder if oversize tyres are in the habit of doing this." WOR.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} X20 This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||