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 of different tyre pressure testers, with a preference expressed for the Kismet Gauge.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 136\3\ scan0180 | |
| Date | 27th March 1935 | |
| To Roy.{Sir Henry Royce} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} 4552 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies}12/KW.27.3.35. Tyre Pressure Testers. With reference to the 3 tyre testers submitted for test by Messrs. Walters & Dobson, Bailey Street, Sheffield, we give below the reasons why we prefer the Kismet Gauge at present standard. (1) It is a better made job. (2) It is easier to read (figures are more plainly marked). (3) It is more accurate. (4) It is more convenient to handle when fitted to the mouth of the valve. We have tested 4 Kismet gauges from stock and they all agree. The gauges supplied by Walters & Dobson vary up to 3 lbs. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/F.Dodd. | ||