Letter from Avon India Rubber Co. Ltd. requesting information on tests for their 'Duo-Tread' tyres.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 156\3\ scan0016 | |
| Date | 24th November 1933 | |
| KV3T9. MANUFACTURERS OF AVON TYRES, SPORTS SUNDRIES, FOOTWEAR, FLOORING & MECHANICAL RUBBERS SEE OUR EXHIBIT AT BICYCLE AND MOTOR CYCLE SHOW DAILY 10 to 10 NOV. 25 - DEC. 2 OLYMPIA SHOW INCLUDES EXHIBITS OF HIKING & CAMPING EQUIPMENT & SPORTS REQUISITES 30 Ground Floor THE AVON INDIAProduction 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes RUBBER CO. LTD. Established 1885 SYMBOLS OF ENDURANCE Telephone CENTRAL 6164/5 DIRECTORS: F. {Mr Friese} FULLER, J.P. RT. E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} BLAIN C.B.E. M.INST.T. F. {Mr Friese} W. HINDE Head Office & Works MELKSHAM :: WILTS Service Depots: LONDON :: BIRMINGHAM :: BRISTOL :: MANCHESTER GLASGOW :: LIVERPOOL :: BELFAST NEWCASTLE :: DUBLIN :: NOTTINGHAM Our Ref SLH/EW Your Ref 41 & 42, LIVERY STREET, BIRMINGHAM, 3. Friday, 24th November, 1933. LID {A. J. Lidsey} Messrs. Rolls Royce, Ltd., Derby. For the attention of Mr. Hives. Dear Sirs, Without wishing to trouble you, might I ask whether you have any information available for us yet concerning your tests on a set of 6.00/18 'Duo-Tread' Tyres, with which we recently supplied you? We should much appreciate any comments you may have to make. Yours faithfully, THE AVON INDIAProduction 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes RUBBER CO. LTD. S Lovell Hewitt MANUFACTURERS' SECTION. | ||
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).