2-cwt platform scales

Made:: 1916 in Birmingham

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2-cwt platform scales, made by W.& T
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2-cwt platform scales, made by W.& T. Avery Ltd, Birmingham, 1916.

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Category:: Weighing & Measuring

Object Number:: Y1989.246.99

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy) and metal (unknown)

Measurements:: Overall: 950 mm x 600 mm x 660 mm, 46 kg

type:: platform scale

credit:: Gift of the Co-operative Wholesale Society

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2-Cwt Platform Scales

2-cwt platform scales, made by W.& T. Avery Ltd, Birmingham, 1916.

Measurements:: Overall: 950 mm x 600 mm x 660 mm, 46 kg

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy) and metal (unknown)

Object Number:: Y1989.246.99/1

type:: platform scale

Set of Weights for 2-Cwt Platform Scales

Set of weights and hangar for 2-cwt platform scales, made by W.& T. Avery Ltd, Birmingham, 1916. The set consists of five weights, used to measure 1 CWT, 56lb, 28lb, 14lb and 7lb.