Steelyard
W. and T. Avery Ltd.
Category
Metalwork
Date
Unknown
Materials
Steel
Measurements
415 mm (Length)275 mm (W)
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1338297
Summary
steelyard with four hooks, engraved with inscription 'IMPERIAL 4c8 W and T. AVERY'. 'Section 7 of the Bread Act, 1836, required bakers' roundsmen to carry scales. The Act was repealed in 1926. Steelyard - a balance consisting of a lever with unequal arms, using a weight or counterpoise which is moved along a graduated beam.' (M Jessup).
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Marks and inscriptions
'IMPERIAL 4c8 W and T. AVERY'
Makers and roles
W. and T. Avery Ltd.