Moxhams Antiques
W & T AVERY LTD, BIRMINGHAM (1730-1993)
Antique jockey scales
(1880 England)
Artists/Makers/Factories
W & T AVERY LTD, BIRMINGHAM (1730-1993)
Condition
Small tear to leather seat, otherwise good
Description / Expertise
A good set of 'Avery Patent' jockey scales: oak with carved acorns and leaves to the top of the seat, brass fittings and red leather buttoned seat.
Accurately weigh 0 -32 stones.
Avery, manufacturers of weighing apparatus, established in Birmingham in 1730 and are still manufacturing today.
In 1905 they supplied a pair of jockey scales to Newbury Racecourse one of which is now proudly shown in the Avery Historical Museum.
Price
gbp 5850.00 (Pound Sterling)
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