Showing 143 items matching "avery"
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Puffing Billy RailwayPlatform Scales, Avery
... Avery...Averys Ltd was the holding company for the 32 operating companies in the Avery Group. ...Avery Platform Scales - Iron and glass...W & T Avery Ltd...Puffing Billy Railway 1 old monbulk road Belgrave yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Averys Ltd was the holding company for the 32 operating companies in the Avery Group. ...Averys Ltd was the holding company for the 32 operating companies in the Avery Group. The Group's main activity was the design, manufacture, sale and servicing of a wide range of weighing machines, physical testing machines and fluid measuring equipment. The company's history can be traced back to 1730, with the manufacturing by hand of steelyards and beam scales in a small workshop in Birmingham. When legislation was introduced at the turn of the century requiring the stamping of all weighing machines used for trade Avery branches were set up in some 100 towns in the United Kingdom. This was the beginning of the sales and service organisation that expanded to cover not only every important town in the United Kingdom but was also established in many overseas countries. Historic - Railway Platform Scales Avery Platform Scales - Iron and glassavery scales, puffing billy, platform scales, scales -
Melbourne LegacyFunctional object, Avery Scales
... Avery Scales...A set of Avery scales, made in England for measuring up to 2 pounds of weight. ...Imprinted with 'Avery' and 'To weigh 2LB. Made in England' on the base....Melbourne Legacy 293 Swanston Street Melbourne melbourne A set of Avery scales, made in England for measuring up to 2 pounds of weight. ...A set of Avery scales, made in England for measuring up to 2 pounds of weight. On display in the reception foyer on Level 1 sitting on the desk made by Perc Markham for Stan Savige.Was collected before the archive began. Unknown origin but must have been important to an early legatee.Bronze coloured metal scales with a round dish and an irregular shaped dish.Imprinted with 'Avery' and 'To weigh 2LB. Made in England' on the base.scales, weights -
Wodonga & District Historical Society IncFunctional object - Metal table balance scales, W & T Avery Ltd, 1900
... Today it has evolved to become part of the conglomerate, Avery Weigh-Tronix....On weights "AVERY/ B'HAM"...W & T Avery Ltd...Weights and measures Australia Domestic scales On weights "AVERY/ B'HAM" Metal balance table scales and a set of imperial weights Metal table balance scales Functional object Metal table balance scales England Birmingham W & T Avery Ltd ...Sets of scales similar to these were very common in households throughout Australia in the 19th and 20th centuries. Avery of Birmingham were a British manufacturer of weighing machines. The company was founded in the early 18th century and took the name W & T Avery in 1818. The company produced a wide range of scales ranging from industrial scales and weighbriges to small scales for domestic use, such as these scales. At the time of the death of the last Avery family member in 1918, it employed over 3,000 people and had businesses all over the world. Today it has evolved to become part of the conglomerate, Avery Weigh-Tronix.Domestic scales such as these were common throughout Australian homes. They are now primarily superceded by plastic items, often electronic.Metal balance table scales and a set of imperial weightsOn weights "AVERY/ B'HAM"weights and measures australia, domestic scales -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumScales, W & T Avery, Avery Scales
... Avery Scales...W & T Avery...Suitable for toddlers and babies. Weight to 16 kg. Avery Scales Scales W & T Avery ...Scales used at Tatura baby health centre (Shire of Rodney) until 1997 when centre closed.Baby health centre scales with decimal measurements. Suitable for toddlers and babies. Weight to 16 kg.Makers details. Importers details. measurementsavery scales -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageEquipment - Platform Scales
... Large platform scales such as these ones made by W. & T. Avery were used for weighing goods for trading and passengers' luggage. ...AVERY, MAKERS, LONDON & BIRMINGHAM" ... W. & T. Avery Ltd...Equipment Platform Scales W. & T. Avery Ltd ...Large platform scales such as these ones made by W. & T. Avery were used for weighing goods for trading and passengers' luggage. They would be used in places such as railway stations, shipping ports, customs offices and ticketing offices. Often fees would be charged to customers according to the weight of their goods and luggage. Items would be placed onto the large horizontal platform then weights would be added to the weighing bar until the bar leveled to being horizontal. The weights would be added together and the total of the weights would be used for the final figure. These scales were made in Birmingham, England, by the British company, W and T Avery. The company had its origins in the early 1700s but only became known as W and T Avery when the brothers William and Thomas Avery inherited the scale-making business from a relative, Joseph Balden, on his death in 1813. By 1885 they had three factories and In 1895, the company acquired James Watt & Co and two years later had moved to the 25-acre Soho Foundry site in Smethwick, Birmingham where James Watt had manufactured steam engines. When the last Avery family member died in 1918, the company employed over 3,000 people and had businesses all over the world. Following the highly successful introduction of the first digital retail scale in 1971, the company was taken over by the GEC Group in 1979. The business was subsequently acquired by the American company, Weigh-Tronix, in 2000 which had already acquired a competitor, Salter. The Avery name continues today in the company known as Avery Weigh-Tronix.An item that was used at the turn of the century as train platform scales or for weighing agricultural products. Made by a company that pioneered weighing equipment with offices all over the world. With many examples of this scale in museums throughout the world. Platform scales with wheels. Large cast iron, scales painted black, weight capacity to 7 CWT (hundred weight). Weight beam has markers "0. 5. 10. 15. 20. 25". Platform scale loose weight type with relieving handle; cast iron construction, fluted columns with integral weight stand, the two wheels are fitted to base at front of platform; there is a graduated steelyard 0-14bs with pear-shaped poise. Weight carrier is missing.Pressed into cast iron arm on scale, one side "W. & T. AVERY", opposite side "BIRMINGHAM", and into the platform "TO WEIGH 7 CWT, W. & T. AVERY, MAKERS, LONDON & BIRMINGHAM" flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, measuring scales, weighing scales, weighing instrument, fees for goods, fees for luggage, ticket office -
Mont De LanceyScales, W & T Avery Ltd
... W & T Avery was listed as a Private Limited Company in 1891 and a Public Limited Company in 1894. ...Set of Avery measuring scales, with two round brass pans. ...W & T Avery Ltd...Mont De Lancey 71 Wellington Road Wandin North yarra-valley-and-dandenong-ranges W & T Avery was listed as a Private Limited Company in 1891 and a Public Limited Company in 1894. balances weighing instruments Set of Avery measuring scales, with two round brass pans. ...W & T Avery was listed as a Private Limited Company in 1891 and a Public Limited Company in 1894. Set of Avery measuring scales, with two round brass pans. Has cross bar and chains. Mounted on rectangular wooden base with pull out drawer with brass handles. balances, weighing instruments -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus ArchivesMachine - Scales, W & T Avery Ltd, Set of manual scales with weights, Mid 20th Century
... Avery metal manual scales with measurement in grams - with adjustable chrome feet. ...AVERY FOR TRADE VICTORIAN PATTERN APPROVAL No. ...W & T Avery Ltd ...V8 To Weigh Chart MARKED BY 2 GRAM DIVISIONS MADE IN ENGLAND BY W&T AVERY LTD BIRMINGHAM No 1215 BFH/S - 680767 Avery metal manual scales with measurement in grams - with adjustable chrome feet. ...Avery metal manual scales with measurement in grams - with adjustable chrome feet. Accompanied by an array of weights of varying brands (Mercury, MSC, unmarked) 2 x 7LB, 3 x 4LB, 1 x 3LB, 1 x 2LB, 3 x 1LB, 8OZ and 4OZ.AVERY FOR TRADE VICTORIAN PATTERN APPROVAL No. V8 To Weigh Chart MARKED BY 2 GRAM DIVISIONS MADE IN ENGLAND BY W&T AVERY LTD BIRMINGHAM No 1215 BFH/S - 680767scales, measurement, weighing, weights, artifact -
Federation University Historical CollectionScientific Object, Scales
... ...avery..."AVERY" and "TO WEIGH 2LB MADE IN ENGLAND"....Avery...Scales Scientific Object Avery ...Used at Ballarat School of Mines / University of Ballarat2 pound weigh scale; yellow gold gunmetal base, brass pans. Black pointer indicates balance."AVERY" and "TO WEIGH 2LB MADE IN ENGLAND".scales, brass, avery, england, weight, weigh, ballarat school of mines, university of ballarat, school of business, office equipment -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageFunctional object - Standard avoirdupois weights, Avery Ltd, 1950s
... A weight made in England by W&T Avery a British manufacturer of weights and weighing machines. ...Weights, metal, silver electroplated, 1 x 2lb, 2 x 4lb, 1 x 7lb. (4) all government stamped, made by Avery Ltd....Avery Ltd....On Joseph Balden, the then company’s owner’s death in 1813 William and Thomas Avery took over his scale making business and in 1818 renamed it W & T Avery. ...A weight made in England by W&T Avery a British manufacturer of weights and weighing machines. The company was founded in the early 18th century and took the name W & T Avery in 1818. The undocumented origin of the company goes back to 1730 when James Ford established the business in the town of Digbeth. On Joseph Balden, the then company’s owner’s death in 1813 William and Thomas Avery took over his scale making business and in 1818 renamed it W & T Avery. The business rapidly expanded and in 1885 they owned three factories: the Atlas Works in West Bromwich, the Mill Lane Works in Birmingham and the Moat Lane Works in Digbeth. In 1891 the business became a limited company with a board of directors and 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 pure manufacture of weighing machines. The turn of the century was marked by managing director William Hipkins who was determined to broadening the renown of the Avery brand and transforming the business into specialist manufacture of weighing machines. By 1914 the company occupied an area of 32,000m² and had some 3000 employees. In the inter-war period, the growth continued with the addition of specialized shops for cast parts, enamel paints and weighbridge assembly and the product range diversified into counting machines, testing machines, automatic packing machines and petrol pumps. During the second world war, the company also produced various types of heavy guns. At that time the site underwent severe damage from parachute mines and incendiary bombs. Then from 1931 to 1973, the company occupied the 18th-century Middlesex Sessions House in Clerkenwell as its headquarters. Changes in weighing machine technology after World War II led to the closure of the foundry, the introduction of electronic weighing with the simultaneous gradual disappearance of purely mechanical devices. The continued expansion was partly achieved through a series of acquisitions of other companies. After almost a century of national and international expansion, the company was taken over by GEC in 1979. Keith Hodgkinson, managing director at the time, completed the turn-around from mechanical to electronic weighing with a complete overhaul of the product range of retail sales of industrial platform scales. In 1993 GEC took over the Dutch-based company Berkel and the Avery-Berkel name was introduced. In 2000 the business was in turn acquired by the US-American company Weigh-Tronix, who already owned Salter, and is today operating as Avery Weigh-Tronix. An item used used by grocers and merchants to weigh store bought goods around the 1950s. This item gives an insight into social history of the time.Weights, metal, silver electroplated, 1 x 2lb, 2 x 4lb, 1 x 7lb. (4) all government stamped, made by Avery Ltd.Noneflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, weight, imperial weight, imperial standard weights and measures, imperial standard weight -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageEquipment - Scale and weights, 1860-1900
... The subject item was made in England by W&T Avery a British manufacturer of weights and weighing machines. ...Printed in gold on black labels each side "W & T AVERY LTD", "BIRMINGHAM" ... W. & T. Avery Ltd...On Joseph Balden, the then company’s owner’s death in 1813 William and Thomas Avery took over his scale making business and in 1818 renamed it W & T Avery. ...The subject item was made in England by W&T Avery a British manufacturer of weights and weighing machines. The company was founded in the early 18th century and took the name W & T Avery in 1818. The undocumented origin of the company goes back to 1730 when James Ford established the business in the town of Digbeth. On Joseph Balden, the then company’s owner’s death in 1813 William and Thomas Avery took over his scale making business and in 1818 renamed it W & T Avery. The business rapidly expanded and in 1885 they owned three factories: the Atlas Works in West Bromwich, the Mill Lane Works in Birmingham and the Moat Lane Works in Digbeth. In 1891 the business became a limited company with a board of directors and 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 pure manufacture of weighing machines. The turn of the century was marked by managing director William Hipkins who was determined to broaden the renown of the Avery brand and transform the business into specialist manufacture of weighing machines. By 1914 the company occupied an area of 32,000m² and had some 3000 employees. In the inter-war period, the growth continued with the addition of specialized shops for cast parts, enamel paints and weighbridge assembly and the product range diversified into counting machines, testing machines, automatic packing machines and petrol pumps. During the second world war, the company also produced various types of heavy guns. At that time the site underwent severe damage from parachute mines and incendiary bombs. Then from 1931 to 1973, the company occupied the 18th-century Middlesex Sessions House in Clerkenwell as its headquarters. Changes in weighing machine technology after World War II led to the closure of the foundry, the introduction of electronic weighing with the simultaneous gradual disappearance of purely mechanical devices. The continued expansion was partly achieved through a series of acquisitions of other companies. After almost a century of national and international expansion, the company was taken over by GEC in 1979. Keith Hodgkinson, managing director at the time, completed the turn-around from mechanical to electronic weighing with a complete overhaul of the product range of retail sales of industrial platform scales. In 1993 GEC took over the Dutch-based company Berkel and the Avery-Berkel name was introduced. In 2000 the business was in turn acquired by the US-American company Weigh-Tronix, who already owned Salter, and is today operating as Avery Weigh-Tronix.An item used by grocers and merchants throughout the then British colonies of England to weigh store-bought goods around the mid to late 19th century. This item gives an insight into the daily lives of early colonial settlers and is a significant part of the era’s social history of the time.Balance scale and weights with removable dish, two round weights glued to tray 4oz and 8oz. Scales 'to weigh up to 28lb. Printed in gold on black labels each side "W & T AVERY LTD", "BIRMINGHAM" warrnambool, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, scale and weights, food preparation equipment, w t avery ltd, balance scale, grocers scales, james ford, william & thomas avery, birmingham uk -
Orbost & District Historical Societyscales, circa 1930's
... There is a brass plate with NO A572/19951 W. & T. AVERY LTD....On front in green print - AVERY Beneath scale in green print - SOLE AGENTS On a brass plate - MACHINE ??????? ...W. & T. Avery...There is a brass plate with NO A572/19951 W. & T. AVERY LTD. scales W. & T. Avery ...These scales were in the Dicken building in Nicholson Street Orbost. Frank B. Dicken and his son, Selwyn, were General Merchants. These scales are an example of a commercial measuring instrument used in Orbost before the common use of the metric system and digital scales.A large set of commercial scales painted white. The measuring scale gives the weight in pounds and the price per pound. There is a brass plate with NO A572/19951 W. & T. AVERY LTD.On front in green print - AVERY Beneath scale in green print - SOLE AGENTS On a brass plate - MACHINE ??????? "WHITE KNIGHT" AUSTRALASIAN FNO4 BRITISH MADE SCALE CO LTD TRULY LEVEL BIRMINGHAM ENGLANDscales measuring-machines weights dicken-frank -
Ringwood and District Historical SocietyPhotograph, View north from Avery Court over valley of the golf course. North Ringwood 1981
... View north from Avery Court over valley of the golf course. ...Written on back of photograph, "24/8/81. View north from Avery Court over valley of the golf course. ...Tortice Drive passes the end of Avery Crt, 75 metres behind the camera". View north from Avery Court over valley of the golf course. ...Written on back of photograph, "24/8/81. View north from Avery Court over valley of the golf course. Tortice Drive passes the end of Avery Crt, 75 metres behind the camera". -
Clunes MuseumFunctional object - APOTHECARY BALANCE SCALES, W & T AVERY, 1800'S
... Founded in the early 18th century, the company was renamed W & T Avery in 1818. In 1979, GEC took over the company and renamed it GEC-Avery. ....2 YELLOW LABEL AFFIXED TO THE BACK OF THE DRAWER: W & T AVERY, LATE T BEACH MANUFACTURERS OF ALL KINDS OF SCALES, SCALE BEAMS,STEELYARDS, PATENT WEIGHING, MACHINES, SCREW PLATES, DIE STOCKS, SCALE DIGBETH BIRMINGHAM .5 STAMPED ON REVERSE OF PENNYWEIGHTS: "STANDARD" WITH A CROWN IMAGE AND W & T A - FADING LABEL WITH F C DEIG PRINTED OTHER INFORMATION ILLEGIBLE .8 DISHES STAMPED WITH: ROYAL BY HIS MAJESTIES LETTERS PATENT ...W & T AVERY...Founded in the early 18th century, the company was renamed W & T Avery in 1818. In 1979, GEC took over the company and renamed it GEC-Avery. ...Founded in the early 18th century, the company was renamed W & T Avery in 1818. In 1979, GEC took over the company and renamed it GEC-Avery. In 2000, the US-American company Weigh-Tronix acquired the business and it is now known as Avery Weigh-Tronix. BELONGED TO JOHN PATIENCE OF CLUNES, FORMERLY IN HIS CHEMIST SHOP FOR DAILY USEWOODEN BOX WITH DRAWER AND THREADED HOLE IN LID TO ACCOMODATE THE CENTRAL POLE OF THE SCALE ASSEMBLY. BOX CONTAINS SCALES ASSSEMBLY AND WEIGHTS .1 WOODEN BOX .2 DRAWER TO FIT BOX .3 .4 PIECES OF WOOD FINISHED ON ONE SIDE WITH BLUE FELT - ORIGINALLY AFFIXED TO THE DRAWER TO CREATE A SMALL COMPARTMENT WITHIN THE DRAWER .5 WOODEN CYLINDER WITH LID CONTAINS A SET OF METAL PENNYWEIGHTS RANGING FROM ONE TO SIX, W & T A STAMPED ON THE REVERSE OF EACH WEIGHT, ONE SINGLE WEIGHT 2OZ AND ONE SINGLE WEIGHT 1/2 OZ STAMPED ON REVERSE, THREE OTHER LIKE WEIGHTS WITH NO STAMPING. FOUR SQUARE BRASS SCRUPLES WITH "6" STAMPED INTO EACH. .6 ONE SET OF SIX BRASS TROY WEIGHTS NESTED .7 METAL ASSEMBLY PIN FOR THE SCALES .8 SCALE ASSEMBLY OF UPRIGHT POLE, BALANCE BAR, TWO METAL DISHES WITH METAL CHAIN ATTACHED .9 TWO UNSTAMPED METAL CIRCULAR WEIGHTS .2 YELLOW LABEL AFFIXED TO THE BACK OF THE DRAWER: W & T AVERY, LATE T BEACH MANUFACTURERS OF ALL KINDS OF SCALES, SCALE BEAMS,STEELYARDS, PATENT WEIGHING, MACHINES, SCREW PLATES, DIE STOCKS, SCALE DIGBETH BIRMINGHAM .5 STAMPED ON REVERSE OF PENNYWEIGHTS: "STANDARD" WITH A CROWN IMAGE AND W & T A - FADING LABEL WITH F C DEIG PRINTED OTHER INFORMATION ILLEGIBLE .8 DISHES STAMPED WITH: ROYAL BY HIS MAJESTIES LETTERS PATENT weighing instrument, apothecary scales, gold scales -
Federation University Historical CollectionWeights and measures, Various Measuring Weights - Imperial
... Weight on each item "W & T AVERY LTD BIRM" on 8 oz 'GRAVE FOUNDRY Co" on 2 oz...W & T Avery...W & T Avery...Made from differing metals. troy weight imperial weight grave foundry w t avery ltd birmingham Weight on each item "W & T AVERY LTD BIRM" on 8 oz 'GRAVE FOUNDRY Co" on 2 oz 8 x weights of various size - 2lb (pound) to 1/10 of a pound Various Measuring Weights - Imperial Weights and measures W & T Avery Grave Foundry Co W & T Avery ...Box of assorted weights.They range from 1/10 of a pound to 2 pounds. Made from differing metals.8 x weights of various size - 2lb (pound) to 1/10 of a poundWeight on each item "W & T AVERY LTD BIRM" on 8 oz 'GRAVE FOUNDRY Co" on 2 oztroy weight, imperial weight, grave foundry, w t avery ltd, birmingham -
Ringwood and District Historical SocietyPhotograph, View East from Avery Crt North Ringwood. 1981
... View East from Avery Crt North Ringwood. 1981...Written on back of photograph, "24/8/81. View EAST from Avery Crt Nth Ringwood. Wonga Rd in centre below clump of pine trees on skyline....View East from Avery Crt North Ringwood. 1981 Photograph ...Written on back of photograph, "24/8/81. View EAST from Avery Crt Nth Ringwood. Wonga Rd in centre below clump of pine trees on skyline. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumEquipment - Avery Weight
... Avery...1/4 oz Avery weight was found under the floor of the original Williams Store in Hogan Street Tatura when it was demolished in 1988....1/4 oz Avery...Avery brass weight Williams Tatura 1/4 oz Avery Small brass nesting scale weight. ...1/4 oz Avery weight was found under the floor of the original Williams Store in Hogan Street Tatura when it was demolished in 1988.Small brass nesting scale weight. 1/4 oz Averyavery, brass weight, williams, tatura -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.Scales, W. & T. Avery Ltd. Mill Lane Works, Nullawarre PO & tray + 2 weights, Early 20th century
... ‘W & T Avery Ltd Birm.’...W. & T. Avery Ltd. Mill Lane Works...Nullawarre PO & tray + 2 weights Scales W. & T. Avery Ltd. Mill Lane Works ...These scales come from the Nullawarre Post Office and would have been used there for most of the 20th century. Nullawarre is a small settlement 25 kilometres south east of Warrnambool. It was first settled in the late 1860s and 70s and the main agricultural pursuit for the area today is dairying. The first Nullawarre school was opened in 1878 and the Nullawarre Post Office operates today in the Nullawarre General Store. These scales are of interest as a memento of the type of weighing scales used in Post Offices in Victoria in the early to mid 20th century. They are also of local interest as they come from the Nullawarre Post Office.This is a metal set of scales with a balance mechanism on a metal stand. The balance has a circular tray at one end to hold weights An oval dish to hold items to be weighed is a separate item that sits at the other end of the balance. The scales were once painted green and some traces of the green paint are visible. Two weights are with this item. The scales are much rusted. ‘W & T Avery Ltd Birm.’nullawarre, victoria, history of warrnambool -
Clunes MuseumFunctional object - GOLD SCALES, W & T AVERY
... ON SCALE SUPPORT: W.T. AVERY BIRMINGHAM LTD...W & T AVERY...BOX ADDITIONALLY STORES GOLD DUST AND DUSTER RAG 13 ITEMS IN TOTAL Functional object GOLD SCALES W & T AVERY ...THESE GOLD SCALES WERE GIVEN TO THE MUSEUM BY MRS. JOAN SANDWITH. HER HUSBAND DON BOUGHT THEM WITH THE VIEW TO PRESENT THEM TO THE MUSEUM.GOLD SCALES THAT DISASSEMBLE TO FIT INTO A WOODEN BOX. DRAWER GIVES ACCESS TO PACK AWAY, METAL WEIGHTS COMPLETE THE SET. BOX ADDITIONALLY STORES GOLD DUST AND DUSTER RAG 13 ITEMS IN TOTALON SCALE SUPPORT: W.T. AVERY BIRMINGHAM LTDlocal history, scales, gold, mining -
Melbourne LegacyBook, Brisbane Legacy, Eighty Years of Service. A History of the Legacy Club of Brisbane, 2007
... It was written by Legatee Brian Avery to celebrate 80 years of Legacy in Brisbane, since 1928. ......Brian Avery...It was written by Legatee Brian Avery to celebrate 80 years of Legacy in Brisbane, since 1928. ...Black hardcover book published by Legacy Club of Brisbane in 2007 and a colour dust jacket. non-fictionhistory, brisbane legacy, brian avery, 80th anniversary -
Melbourne LegacyBook, Brisbane Legacy, Eighty Years of Service. A History of the Legacy Club of Brisbane, 2007
... It was written by Legatee Brian Avery to celebrate 80 years of Legacy in Brisbane, since 1928. ......Brian Avery...It was written by Legatee Brian Avery to celebrate 80 years of Legacy in Brisbane, since 1928. ...Black hardcover book published by Legacy Club of Brisbane in 2007 and a colour dust jacket. non-fictionhistory, brisbane legacy, brian avery, 80th anniversary -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Tool - GOLD SCALES
... Brass beam gold scales, engraved W & T Avery PATENT LATET. BEASH...W & T Avery...History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields WEIGHING Weights & measures scales W & T Avery Brass beam gold scales, engraved W & T Avery PATENT LATET. ...Brass beam gold scales, engraved W & T Avery PATENT LATET. BEASHW & T Averyweighing, weights & measures, scales -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageFunctional object - Weight Avoirdupois, Avery Ltd, 1940-1950s
... A weight made in England by W&T Avery a British manufacturer of weights and weighing machines. ...Avery Ltd....On Joseph Balden, the then company’s owner’s death in 1813 William and Thomas Avery took over his scale making business and in 1818 renamed it W & T Avery. ...A weight made in England by W&T Avery a British manufacturer of weights and weighing machines. The company was founded in the early 18th century and took the name W & T Avery in 1818. The undocumented origin of the company goes back to 1730 when James Ford established the business in the town of Digbeth. On Joseph Balden, the then company’s owner’s death in 1813 William and Thomas Avery took over his scale making business and in 1818 renamed it W & T Avery. The business rapidly expanded and in 1885 they owned three factories: the Atlas Works in West Bromwich, the Mill Lane Works in Birmingham and the Moat Lane Works in Digbeth. In 1891 the business became a limited company with a board of directors and 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 pure manufacture of weighing machines. The turn of the century was marked by managing director William Hipkins who was determined to broadening the renown of the Avery brand and transforming the business into specialist manufacture of weighing machines. By 1914 the company occupied an area of 32,000m² and had some 3000 employees. In the inter-war period, the growth continued with the addition of specialized shops for cast parts, enamel paints and weighbridge assembly and the product range diversified into counting machines, testing machines, automatic packing machines and petrol pumps. During the second world war, the company also produced various types of heavy guns. At that time the site underwent severe damage from parachute mines and incendiary bombs. Then from 1931 to 1973, the company occupied the 18th-century Middlesex Sessions House in Clerkenwell as its headquarters. Changes in weighing machine technology after World War II led to the closure of the foundry, the introduction of electronic weighing with the simultaneous gradual disappearance of purely mechanical devices. The continued expansion was partly achieved through a series of acquisitions of other companies. After almost a century of national and international expansion, the company was taken over by GEC in 1979. Keith Hodgkinson, managing director at the time, completed the turn-around from mechanical to electronic weighing with a complete overhaul of the product range of retail sales of industrial platform scales. In 1993 GEC took over the Dutch-based company Berkel and the Avery-Berkel name was introduced. In 2000 the business was in turn acquired by the US-American company Weigh-Tronix, who already owned Salter, and is today operating as Avery Weigh-Tronix. An item used used by grocers and merchants to weigh store bought goods around the 1950s. This item gives an insight into social history of the time.Weight, brass, Stamped F27, 2lb.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, weight, brass weight -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageEquipment - Balance Scale, 1850s
... ...avery...On Joseph Balden the then company’s owner’s death in 1813 William and Thomas Avery took over his scale making business and in 1818 renamed it W & T Avery. ...embossed on the balance beam W T Avery, Birmingham,...On Joseph Balden the then company’s owner’s death in 1813 William and Thomas Avery took over his scale making business and in 1818 renamed it W & T Avery. ...A Large Rare mid 19th Century Balance Scale (also called a Beam Scale) Made in England by W&T Avery a British manufacturer of weighing machines. The company was founded in the early 18th century and took the name W & T Avery in 1818. The undocumented origin of the company goes back to 1730 when James Ford established the business in the town of Digbeth. On Joseph Balden the then company’s owner’s death in 1813 William and Thomas Avery took over his scale making business and in 1818 renamed it W & T Avery. The business rapidly expanded and in 1885 they owned three factories: the Atlas Works in West Bromwich, the Mill Lane Works in Birmingham and the Moat Lane Works in Digbeth. In 1891 the business became a limited company with a board of directors and 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 pure manufacture of weighing machines. The turn of the century was marked by managing director William Hipkins who was determined to broadening the renown of the Avery brand and transforming the business into a specialist manufacture of weighing machines. By 1914 the company occupied an area of 32,000m² and had some 3000 employees. In the inter-war period the growth continued with the addition of specialized shops for cast parts, enamel paints and weighbridge assembly and the product range diversified into counting machines, testing machines, automatic packing machines and petrol pumps. During the second world war the company also produced various types of heavy guns. At that time the site underwent severe damage from parachute mines and incendiary bombs.Then from 1931 to 1973 the company occupied the 18th-century Middlesex Sessions House in Clerkenwell as its headquarters. Changes in weighing machine technology after World War II led to the closure of the foundry, the introduction of electronic weighing with the simultaneous gradual disappearance of purely mechanical devices. The continued expansion was partly achieved through a series of acquisitions of other companies. After almost a century of national and international expansion the company was taken over by GEC in 1979. Keith Hodgkinson, managing director at the time, completed the turn-around from mechanical to electronic weighing with a complete overhaul of the product range of retail scales and industrial platform scales. In 1993 GEC took over the Dutch-based company Berkel and the Avery-Berkel name was introduced. In 2000 the business was in turn acquired by the US-American company Weigh-Tronix, who already owned Salter, and is today operating as Avery Weigh-Tronix. Item made and used possibly around the 1850s by Victorian colonial government to check weights of goods being sold by early shop keepers on the gold fields item is very rare.James McEwan & Co were the retailers of W & T Avery scales in Victoria from 1852. A very rare item used probably to check weights used by merchants during colonial times by government inspectors in Victoria. A similar example exist in a NSW museum, the item is believed to have been made before W & T Avery expansion to the Soho foundry in Birmingham in 1885 and after 1818.Beam balance scale suspended from a wooden tripod, with metal trays suspended by three chain lengths. embossed on the balance beam W T Avery, Birmingham,flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, scale, avery -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Weight
... 1 Kitchen weight -1/2 oz.- 'Avery' contained in a cardboard box-(ring 16/6/86 cans)...1/2 oz. 'Avery'...Whitehorse Historical Society Inc. 2-10 Deep Creek Road Mitcham melbourne DOMESTIC ITEMS Weighing 1/2 oz. 'Avery' 1 Kitchen weight -1/2 oz.- 'Avery' contained in a cardboard box-(ring 16/6/86 cans) Weight ...1 Kitchen weight -1/2 oz.- 'Avery' contained in a cardboard box-(ring 16/6/86 cans)1/2 oz. 'Avery'domestic items, weighing -
Healesville Sanctuary Heritage CentreNewspaper - Cutting, The Healesville Review, Governor to open Lyrebird Avery at Sanctuary, 13 April 1965
... Governor to open Lyrebird Avery at Sanctuary...This item does not have an inscription and legibility of the text is good. photocopy Governor to open Lyrebird Avery at Sanctuary Newspaper Cutting The Healesville Review ...Description of the aviary and the facilities for the birds.photocopynon-fictionDescription of the aviary and the facilities for the birds.1960s -
Melbourne Athenaeum ArchivesTheatre program, The Best People (three-act comedy) by David Gray and Avery Hopwood performed at the Athenaeum Theatre Saturday May 8 1926
... The Best People (three-act comedy) by David Gray and Avery Hopwood performed at the Athenaeum Theatre Saturday May 8 1926...The Program is for one of the few plays performed at the Athenaeum before it was converted for films athenaeum theatre program the best people frank talbot pty ltd e j carroll david gray avery hopwood Paper program for a comedy performed at the Athenaeum Theatre Saturday May 8 1926; coloured cover; 16 p. includes articles about the play, the actors and advertisements The Best People (three-act comedy) by David Gray and Avery Hopwood performed at the Athenaeum Theatre Saturday May 8 1926 Theatre program ...''The comedy is said to give an interesting picture of the Jazz age and the cafe life indulged in by the sons and daughters of the New York fast set.'' (extract from program notes) The Program includes an advertisement for a fashion Salon in the Athenaeum building at 186 Collins Street. The Program is for one of the few plays performed at the Athenaeum before it was converted for films Paper program for a comedy performed at the Athenaeum Theatre Saturday May 8 1926; coloured cover; 16 p. includes articles about the play, the actors and advertisementsathenaeum theatre, program, the best people, frank talbot pty ltd, e j carroll, david gray, avery hopwood -
Beechworth Honey ArchivePublication, 100 Years of Claude Stratford (Basil Avery)Third printing, first published 2010, 2016 - third printing
... 100 Years of Claude Stratford (Basil Avery)Third printing, first published 2010...On the back is another photo & a blurb about the book Founder of Comvita On the inside back cover is a post script of his death in 2013 178 pages 100 Years of Claude Stratford (Basil Avery)Third printing, first published 2010 Publication ...Soft Cover book A5 size, black & gold cover with photo of Claude Stratford, white & gold wrtiting. On the back is another photo & a blurb about the book Founder of Comvita On the inside back cover is a post script of his death in 2013 178 pages -
Anglesea and District Historical SocietyApothecary Weight, W & T Avery (William and Thomas Avery), 1895. Estimated date 19th century (post 1850)
... W & T Avery (William and Thomas Avery)...Apothecary Weight W & T Avery (William and Thomas Avery) ...Brass lozenge 'standard' apothecary weight. Front: Lion standing on a crown in centre with registration symbols on either side. "STANDARD" curved around top with "A. & T. A" below. Reverse: Apothecary symbol in centre with number above and unit below - both in words. All in a beaded border. 3 = DRAM = exactly 1.771 845 195 3125 grams.Front: STANDARD / R / Lion and crown / Rd / W. & T. A. Reverse: TWO / 3 ij / DRAMS apothecary weight, w & t avery (w. & t. a.), dram weight -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Equipment - AVERY SCALES & WEIGHTS
... Black enamel with red and gold banding, white porcelain plate with W & T Avery Ltd insignia underneath. Six weights, 2lb, 1lb, 8oz, 4oz, 2oz, 1oz....W & T Avery Birmingham to weigh 7lbs...Equipment AVERY SCALES & WEIGHTS ...Cast iron scales with porcelain plate and set of weights. Black enamel with red and gold banding, white porcelain plate with W & T Avery Ltd insignia underneath. Six weights, 2lb, 1lb, 8oz, 4oz, 2oz, 1oz.W & T Avery Birmingham to weigh 7lbsweighing, weights & measures, scales, k33.1.2.3.4.5.6.8 -
Cheese World MuseumMilk weighing machine, Perfect Cheese company weighing machine
... ...avery...Made in England Birmingham - AVERY SOLE AGENTS...This weighing machine is significant as it represents the machinery used by an early cheese production company. allansford perfect cheese company avery cheese manufacturing dairy industry Made in England Birmingham - AVERY SOLE AGENTS Large metal machine with cast iron with a cast iron frame and a stainless steel rectangular bowl in a cradle. ...Perfect Cheese Company was founded in 1930 by newly-arrived Italian migrant Natale Paquale Italiano. The company specialised in traditional Italian-style cheese but also produced Greek, Cypriot and Maltese origin cheeses. The cheeses were sold in Australia and Italy with all products being matured and non-processed. The company remained in operation until the early 2000s.This weighing machine is significant as it represents the machinery used by an early cheese production company.Large metal machine with cast iron with a cast iron frame and a stainless steel rectangular bowl in a cradle. The round weighing scale at the top shows a weight scale up to 1100 pounds. A mesh stainless steel baffle strains the milk.Made in England Birmingham - AVERY SOLE AGENTSallansford, perfect cheese company, avery, cheese manufacturing, dairy industry
