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The record is made up of 1 diagram. It was created in [1940]. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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The diagram shows tire [tyre] sections of Ford trucks used by the California Arabian Standard Oil Company in Saudi Arabia, for the following tyre makes and models: Goodyear Air Wheel; Dunlop; Royal Atlas; Firestone (English); Goodrich Silvertown (American, spelt Slivertown in the diagram). The diagram is drawn full size, with measurements for section width, rim and inflated sections indicated in inches. An identical copy of the diagram is also included in the file (f 53). The diagram is undated, but is referred to in a separate letter in the file, dated 15 September 1940 (f 54), which is described as comparing cross-sections of various makes of 9 x 13 sand tyres.

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Dimensions: 354 mm x 518 mm

Foliation: There are two circled folio numbers in the top-right corner of the diagram: 61 and 53. 61 is crossed out. 53 is not crossed out, and should be used for referencing purposes.

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‘Comparative tire [tyre] sections used on Fords in Arabia’ [‎59v] (2/2), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/651, f 59, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100029933734.0x00006a> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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