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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).
Weekly report detailing the performance, mileage, and issues for 'Dunlop' S.S. Cord tyres on vehicle 35 PK.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 45\1\  Scan314
Date  13th June 1924
  
WEEKLY TYRE REPORT. "DUNLOP" S.S. CORD ON 35 PK.

TABLE DATA:
DATE. | SPEED-OMETER READING. | DAYS RUN. (mileage). | TOTAL MILEAGE. FRONT. N.S. O.S. | TOTAL MILEAGE. REAR. N.S. O.S. | REMARKS.
6.6.24. | 0037. | 37 | 312 312 | 312 312 | Run in England on 98 NK.
7.6.24. | 0258 | 221 | 533 533 | 533 533 |
8.6.24. | 0870 | 612 | 1145 1145 | 1145 1145 |
9.6.24. | 1048 | 178 | 1323 1323 | 1323 1216 107 | No58 punctured (O.S.R.) 1216 miles - replaced by No59. No58 mended & refitted.
10.6.24. | 1559 | 511 | 1834 1834 | 1834 1727 |
11.6.24. | 1869 | 310 | 2144 2144 | 2144 2037 |
12.6.24. | 2317 | 448 | 2592 2592 | 2592 2485 |
13.6.24. | 2394 | 77 | 2669 2669 | 2669 2562 | No54 (N.S.R) burst, worn out to canvas.

Average speed during tests 40 m.p.h.

Handwritten text:
[Signature, possibly 'yH Lindsay'] 21
[Vertically] 44050
[Scribble, possibly 'Select']
  
  


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