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W. & T. Avery Ltd. Cast Iron and Wood Platform Sack Scale - This is an industrial platform scale, specifically a sack or grain scale, manufactured by W. & T. Avery Ltd. of Birmingham, England. The instrument is constructed with a heavy cast iron frame featuring structural ribbing and Victorian-style scrollwork. It is designed with two wooden platforms: a large primary weighing platform at the front and a smaller secondary platform at the rear intended for counterweights. Two heavy, slotted cast iron weights are included with the unit. The base is equipped with two iron wheels on one end to allow for mobility. The cast iron frame contains embossed capital letters on the upper curved section that read TO WEIGH 3 CWT, indicating a maximum capacity of three hundredweight. The lower side-frame is embossed with the manufacturer name W. & T. AVERY LD. Height: 31 inches Width: 38 inches Depth: 20 inches.