Two Victorian ceramic weights by W & T Avery of Birmingham.

Imperial 2 and 1 lbs.

With lead calibration inserts.

2 Lb weight with VR royal cipher and No 266.

2. lb. weight: Diameter: 9 cm. Height: 8.5 cm.

1.lb. weight: Diameter: 7 cm. Height: 6 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.