Parnall & Sons
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Parnall & Sons Ltd was a shop and ship fitting and aircraft component manufacturer in Bristol, England. The original company was set up in 1820 by William Parnall in Narrow Wine Street, initially making weights and measures, before expanding into shop keeping equipment and shop fittings.
The public room outfit on the liner QE 2 was undertaken by Parnall & Sons of Fishponds
Parnall & Sons manufactured the interior of Bristol Britannia airliners
During the WW2 Tiger Moth wings were built by Parnall & Sons
W & T Avery
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W & T Avery Ltd. was a British manufacturer of weighing machines. The company was founded in the early 18th century and took the name W & T Avery in 1818. Having been taken over by GEC in 1979 the company was later renamed into GEC-Avery. The company became Avery Berkel in 1993 when GEC acquired the Dutch company Berkel. After the take over by Weigh-Tronix in 2000 the company was again renamed to be called Avery Weigh-Tronix with Avery Berkel continuing to operate as a brand. The company is based in Smethwick, West Midlands, United Kingdom.
Main gate to the Soho Foundry, the company's head office
Edge of a weighbridge by W & T Avery 1910
Set of scales made by Avery early 20th century
Set of scales made by Avery in the 1960s