A small 12oz weight made by a British company in West Bromwich called Archibald Kenrick and Sons. This was found by QC Binks whilst he was out metal detecting for gold.bendigo, gold mining, qc binks, archibald kenrick and sons, qc binks, weights.

Many people used coffee grinders, spice grinders or mortar and pestle to grind the roasted coffee beans into a powder. It was made in England by Archibald Kenrick and Sons in about the 1880s. This firm had been established in 1791 in West Bromwich, Birmingham. A nineteenth century cast iron hand coffee grinder, with brass fittings. It has a brass plaque to the front which has the makers name 'A. KENRICK & SONS PATENT COFFEE MILL' around the Royal coat of arms with a lion and unicorn above the words 'DIEU ET MON DROIT'. It dates from c.1880. It has a curved shaped winding handle which has a turned wooden knob at the end. There is a brass knob on the pull out drawer at the bottom to collect the grinds. There are side attachments on the cast iron base sides so the grinder may be screwed to a bench or table.This has a brass plaque to the front which has the makers name 'A. KENRICK & SONS PATENT COFFEE MILL' around the Royal coat of arms with a lion and unicorn above the words 'DIEU ET MON DROIT'. On the base underneath the grinder is stamped ' A Kenrick & Sons' There is a hole in the middle with 'No 3' stamped underneath it. coffee grinders, coffee accessories, coffee, food processing equipment, kitchen equipment