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 895x135 tyres, detailing their specifications, price, and mileage performance.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 1\7\ B001_X15 20 46 50 59-page128 | |
Date | 1st August 1919 guessed | |
TYRES 8 895X135 nominal diam 35.2" 89 Circ. | Diam | Price | Miles | Type | Makers ---|---|---|---|---|--- 112 1/2 | 35.8 | | | S.S. | Palace 112 1/2 | 35.8 | 11-10-0 | 6000 (two 5000R. one 10000R) (two 12000R. 6000F) | Ribbed | Palace 110 1/2 lom{Mr Lombard} | 35.2 | | | " | Spencer Moulton 110 1/2 | 35.2 | | | Rutts N.S. | Firestone 107 1/2 | 34.2 | | (4-5000 R.{Sir Henry Royce} 5-6000 F) | S.S. | Victor 106 3/4 Lom{Mr Lombard} | 34 | | | S.S. | Continental 106 1/4 | 33.8 | | | S.S. | Pirelli 105 3/4 | 33.7 | 5-16-0 | 4000 (6000F. two 2000R 8-9000F 4500R. two 8000R) | S.S. | Michelin 105 3/4 W. | 33.7 | | | Plain | Michelin 105 5/8 | 33.6 | 8-8-6 | 4000 | square tread (Rutts N.S. Prowodnik Patent) | Wood milne 105 1/4 | 33.5 | 7-5-9 | 4000 | Safety tread | Goodrich 104 7/8 | 33.3 | 7-5-9 | 4500 | S.S. | Woodmilne 104 1/4 | 33.2 | | | Plain | Pirelli 103 1/2 | 33 | | (3500R) (5000R) | S.S. | Dunlop 103 1/2 | 33 | 7-5-9 | 4000 (two 2000F. 5000R) | grooved | Dunlop 107 1/8" | | 8-1-11 | 4500 | | Grimston | | 7-5-9 | 4000 | | Clincher 107" W. | | 10-17-6 | 3500 | | Spear | | 7-5-9 | 3500 | S.S. | Englebert | | 8-1-7 | 3500 | | Rom 105 1/2 | | 7-17-6 | 4000 | Rubber | Continental 106 1/8 | | | | Ribbed | Victor Test [A blue ink sketch of a tyre tread pattern is present on the right-hand side of the document.] | ||