A 20lbs standard verification balance by W & T Avery of Birmingham, dated 1908.Made for the City Borough of Blackpool.Lever marked: W&T AVERY Ltd BIRMINGHAM PATENT 24269-06Front of beam engraved: To Weight 20 lbs – City Borough of BlackpoolBack of beam engraved: W&T. Avery Ld. – BirminghamPans marked with Royal ciphers: ER, GvR, GviR, and EiiR.Height: 96 cm.Width: 82 cm.Depth: 49 cm. W & T Avery Ltd. was a British manufacturer of weighing machines. Established by William and Thomas Avery when they inherited a scale making business in 1813. They took the name W & T Avery in 1818. In 1891 the business became a limited company, in 1894 the shares were quoted on the London Stock Exchange. In 1895 the company bought the legendary Soho Foundry in Smethwick, a former steam engine factory owned by James Watt & Co. In 1897 the move was complete and the steam engine business was gradually converted to the manufacture of weighing machines.Height is 96cm (37.8inches)
Width is 82cm (32.3inches)
Depth is 0cm (0.0inches)