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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).
Comparison table of specifications for four different tyre models.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 42\5\  Scan056
Date  20th February 1925
  
|| 7"x 19" U.S. Royal Tyre. | 33 x 6.75 Silent Tread Dunlop. PI | 6 x 19" S.T. Fort Reinforced Dunlop. AHS. 20/2/25 | 7 x 20 S.T. Fort Reinforced Dunlop. PI
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max. width of tyre section. | 6.9" | 6.95" | 6.025" | 6.93" |
| " " " tread. | 4.6" | 4.7" | 4.5" | -- |
| " " depth " | .325" | .30" | .40" | -- |
| Unloaded circum. at 35 lbs/sq.in. | 104.625" | 103.75" | 101" | 107.5" |
| Effective running circum. at 35 lbs/sq.in. | 99.125" | 104.115" | 96" | 102.5" |
| Wheels revs/mile at 35 lbs/sq.in. | 646 | 608.7" | 660" | 620.5" |
| 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 " 3 " | 4 lbs. 14ozs | 4 lbs. | 4 lbs. 14oz |
| " " rubber band | 1 " | 9½ " | -- | -- |
| 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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