bernerkelsey
Brummie babby
At the end of last year, I optimistically joined this forum to try to find out what a pair of rather odd cast iron stands might originally have been used for.
They were marked W&T Avery, but beyond that I had very little to go on. Within a short time several members here recognised them as the centre posts from a very specific model Avery balance scale, which was something I would have struggle to work out on my own - after all, I had already tried alone.
For anyone interested, the original thread is here:
https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/for...of-stands-help-please-with-identifying.62197/
I thought some people might enjoy seeing what eventually became of one of them. After restoring the stand, my talented husband used it as the base for a light, paired with a vintage theatre spotlight. It was a nice way to give the piece a new life while keeping the character of the original engineering.
You can see the finished piece here if you're curious:
https://leighkelsey.uk/the-avery-light/
I just wanted to say thank you to the members who took the time to help identify it. Forums like this are an incredible resource — there is a huge amount of knowledge here that simply isn’t easy to find anywhere else.
Much appreciated.
They were marked W&T Avery, but beyond that I had very little to go on. Within a short time several members here recognised them as the centre posts from a very specific model Avery balance scale, which was something I would have struggle to work out on my own - after all, I had already tried alone.
For anyone interested, the original thread is here:
https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/for...of-stands-help-please-with-identifying.62197/
I thought some people might enjoy seeing what eventually became of one of them. After restoring the stand, my talented husband used it as the base for a light, paired with a vintage theatre spotlight. It was a nice way to give the piece a new life while keeping the character of the original engineering.
You can see the finished piece here if you're curious:
https://leighkelsey.uk/the-avery-light/
I just wanted to say thank you to the members who took the time to help identify it. Forums like this are an incredible resource — there is a huge amount of knowledge here that simply isn’t easy to find anywhere else.
Much appreciated.