A cased set of three verification balances by W & T Avery of Birmingham, circa 1934.

Made for the County Borough of Blackpool.

3 stand beam balances to weight 56, 7, & 1 lbs.

1 hanging balance and 2 standing balances in a fitted case.

Brass label to the top of the lid:

STANDARD SCALES.

56 LB. 7 LB. 1 lb.

COUNTY BOROUGH OF BLACKPOOL.

W. & T. AVERY Ltd.

BIRMINGHAM.

Case dimensions:

Width: 101 cm.

Depth: 69 cm.

Height: 41 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.