Historical information

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.

Significance

BELONGED TO JOHN PATIENCE OF CLUNES, FORMERLY IN HIS CHECMIST SHOP FOR DAILY USE

Physical description

WOODEN 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

Inscriptions & markings

.2 YELLOW LABEL AFFIXED TO THE BACK OF THE DRAWER: w & T AVERY, LATE T BEACHMANUFACTURERS 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