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 on Dunlop S.S. Cord tyre testing, detailing daily and total mileage, and wear issues.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 45\1\ Scan318 | |
| Date | 21th June 1924 | |
| Handwritten (top right): 21.624 WEEKLY TYRE REPORT. "DUNLOP" S.S. CORD ON 35 PK. Handwritten (right margin): X4050 | DATE. | SPEED-OMETER READING. | DAYS RUN. (mileage) | TOTAL MILEAGE. FRONT. N.S. | TOTAL MILEAGE. FRONT. O.S. | TOTAL MILEAGE. REAR. N.S. | TOTAL MILEAGE. REAR. O.S. | REMARKS. | |----------|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------| | 13.6.24. | 2846. | 530. | 3122. | 3122. | 3045. | 3012. 184. | N°54 (N.S.rear) punctured - worn down to canvas. | | 14.6.24. | 3177. | 331. | 3453. | 3453. | 514. | 3346. | | | 15.6.24. | 3547. | 370. | 3822. | 3822. | 884. | 3715. | N°58 (O.S.rear) worn down to canvas after 3715 miles. | | 16.6.24. | 3892. | 345. | 4167. | 4167. | 1229. | 294. 51. | N°56 punctured. X.4 fitted while N°56 being repaired. | | 17.6.24. | 4397. | 505. | 4672. | 4672. | 1744. | 799. | N°59 (N.S.rear) worn to canvas after 1744 miles. | | 18.6.24. | 4675. | 278. | 4949. | 4949. | 328. | 1076. | | | 19.6.24. | 4839. | 165. | 5114. | 5114. | 493. | 1241. | | | 20.6.24. | 5016. | 177. | 5291. | 5291. | 670. | 1418. | | Average speed during tests 42 m.p.h. (approx). Handwritten signature (bottom right): H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} Lidsey | ||