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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).
Diagram of an accelerometer and gradient meter scale.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 53\1\  Scan184
Date  21th April 1926 guessed
  
Wood Base Say 6 1/2 x 5 1/2 approx.
ACCELERATION
FEET PER SEC. PER SEC
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
RETARDATION
LBS PER TON OF 2240 LBS
100 200 300 400 500
UPWARD GRADIENT
1 in 5 1 in 10 15 20 25 50
DOWNWARD GRADIENT
1 in 50 25 20 15 1 in 10 1 in 5
  
  


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