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
Smethwick
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Smethwick is an industrial town in Sandwell, West Midlands, England. It lies 4 miles (6 km) west of Birmingham city centre. Historically it was in Staffordshire and then Worcestershire before being placed into then West Midlands county.
Waterloo Road, Smethwick
Smethwick Jamia Masjid Mosque
Smethwick Holy Trinity Church
Smethwick Guru Nanak Gurdwara