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).
The selection and cost of 895 x 150 mm tyres, and a discussion about the new Dunlop Magnum tyre.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 81\1\ scan0066 | |
| Date | 2nd April 1919 | |
| C/J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} X. 3044 EFC Derby C13/C2.4.19. [Stamped] RECEIVED 3 APR 1918 Re 895 x 150 mm Tyres. ----- With reference to the attached, I quite agree that we should fit these. I notice that on the Sheet, in giving the comparative weights, the Magnum tyre is mentioned. This Magnum tyre has not yet been manufactured but I have today seen the Sales Manager of the Dunlop people and he informs me that they are proceeding with the manufacture at once. They have not yet got out their prices, but we may take it that the Magnum tyre will not cost us more than the Dunlop grooved of similar size. A set of four 895 x 135 grooved at cost amounts to about £48. C. Hume | ||