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).
Internal request to obtain and test different sizes of Continental Tyres for harshness and their effect on car rattle.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 81\1\ scan0098 | |
| Date | 11th November 1913 | |
| R.R. 647 (100 H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints}) (L.L. 194.—15-7-13.) B. & H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} 519. ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, 14 & 15, CONDUIT STREET, LONDON, W. TELEPHONES: 1654, 1655, 1656 (Gerrard) TELEGRAMS: 'ROLHEADRolls-Royce telegram address,' REG., LONDON. Names and Indicating letter. Initial of person addressed. 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 C Mr. COWEN Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. COX D Mr. DAY Mr. DeLOOZE E Mr. ELLIOTT F Mr. FRIESE G Mr. GNAPP 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. MACINTOSH M Mr. MOON Na{Mr Nadin} Mr. NADIN PN{Mr Northey} Mr. NORTHEY O Mr. OLDHAM P - PARIS Pa{Mr Paterson} Mr. PATERSON Pl Mr. PLATFORD Rd 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 LHS{Lord Herbert Scott} LORD HERBERT SCOTT Sp{Mr Spinney} Mr. 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 Works. Please obtain some 915 x 175 and some 895 x 150 Continental Tyres, and test them to see they whether they are harsh; whether they properly fulfil the functions of a pneumatic tyre; whether they have the effect of making things on the car rattle, etc. I want a report as soon as possible, please. C.J. Stamp: RECEIVED 12 NOV 1913 This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||