Edwardian Set of Avoir Standard Weights for The City of Liverpool by W&T Avery Dollond Patent controversy silver and steel frames for

silver and steel frames for spectacles

His schooling would have been completed by the end of the 1770’s and although he remained in the trade

they were close to failure

Advertising during the period provides a slightly ambiguous suggestion to their historic links:

Edwardian Set of Avoir Standard Weights for The City of Liverpool by W&T Avery Dollond Patent controversy silver and steel frames forFor sale, an Edwardian set of Avoir Imperial Standard Weights for The City of Liverpool by W&T Avery. The set includes all county standard Avoir Weights with 50lb, 20lb, 10lb & 5lb all clearly engraved to the top face and with the Avoir unit of measurement engraved below. Each weight has the manufacturer's name of W&T Avery Ltd, Birmingham to one side, with the other reserved for the indenture mark of 990 and City of Liverpool for whom they were made.