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).
Correspondence regarding the whereabouts of Dunlop Medium Pressure Tyres used in tests in France.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 45\1\ Scan361 | |
| Date | 10th August 1926 | |
| Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Wd.{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} X4050 Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead}3/NJ10.8.26. [STAMP: REC'D 10 AUG 1926] Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Dunlop Medium Pressure Tyres used on tests in France. I confirm mine Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead}6/NJ11.6.26. This morning we are in receipt of a letter from the Dunlop Rubber Co., Fort Dunlop, dated 9th inst. as follows:- "With reference to your letter of May 20th last "Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead}10/NJ20526, and our letter JSM.T. of the 10th June, "we cannot trace that the tyres returned to you by "Mr Hancock from the 10,000 miles test in France are "yet in our possession. "If the tyres in question have been forwarded to "us, would you kindly advise us as to date returned "and method of conveyance, so that we may trace their "present whereabouts. "These tyres are required for special examination "by our Development Department to ascertain the cause "of the trouble referred to." Will you please let me know what has been done with regard to these Tyres. Mr Hancock Wd.{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} M.{Mr Moon / Mr Moore} [Handwritten note:] Will you please have all tyres which might be of interest to the Dunlop Co returned direct to them. We have written Paris we ask that these Tyres, any others which we think Dunlop would be interested in will be sent to Mr Hancock. HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||