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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).
Comparative table of specifications for four different types of tyres.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 58\1\  Scan098
Date  20th February 1924
  
7"x 19" U.S. Royal Tyre. | 33 x 6.75 Silent Tread Dunlop. PII | 6 x 19" S.T. Fort Reinforced Dunlop. | 7 x 20 S.T. Fort Reinforced Dunlop. PII
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Max. width of tyre section. | 6.9" | 6.93" | 6.025" | 6.93"
" " " tread. | 4.6" | 4.7" | 4.5" | --
" depth " " | .325" | .30" | .40" | --
Unloaded circum. at 35 lbs/sq.in. | 104.625" | 108.75" | 101" | 107.5"
Effective running circum. at 35 lbs/sq.in. | 98.125" | 104.125" | 96" | 102.5"
Wheels revs/mile at 35 lbs/sq.in. | 646 | 608.7 | 660 | 630.5
Weight of wheel complete. | 39 lbs. 2ozs. | 38 lbs. | 27 lbs 12ozs. | 37 lbs.
" " outer cover. | 33 " 11 " | 38.5 lbs. | 33 lbs. | 41 lbs.
" " inner tube. | 3 " 8 " | 4 lbs. 14ozs. | 4 lbs. | 4 lbs. 14oz
" " rubber band | 1 " | 9 1/2 " | -- | --
Weight of wheel and tyre complete at 35 lbs/sq.in. | 78 " 12 " | 81 lbs. | 64 lbs. 12 oz. | 83 lbs.

Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/AJL.
  
  


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