an Avery letter scale with many weights
William Avery became the owner of a weighing scales company in 1813 after the death of his cousin. Together with his brother Thomas Avery, he continued the business. From 1818 under the company name W & T Avery. It remained a family business for a long time; in 1894 it became W. and T. Avery Ltd. From 1900 onwards, branches were also established abroad and other manufacturers of weighing scales were acquired. For example, Henry Pooley and Son in 1913, as well as Parnall and Sons. In 1922, De Grave, Short and Co. also joined. In 1979, the Avery concern was acquired by General Electric Company (GEC). In 1993, Berkel was acquired by GEC and subsequently merged into Avery-Berkel. In 2000, Weigh-Tronix purchased Avery-Berkel, and the company was given a new name once again: Avery Weigh-Tronix.
The letter scale shown here bears only the name AVERY, thus without both initials W. & T. I am unable to date it. This balance has a well-fitting, yet
back of the letter scale
