A
A
mark on German sc, def, 703, 757
mark on wts see avoirdupois
A A platform design, 657, 660, 722
Quintenz, Friedrich Alois (designer), 724
A B
French wts mkr, 600
mark on wts, 45
A B C
egg sc mkr, 379–380, 1279
Egg Scale, egg sc patentee, 379
A B C Co (rocker mkr), 1279
A B D (mark on wts), 20, 45
A B D below castle (mark on wts; Aberdeen), 20
A B F
egg sc, 381–382, 1312
see also Mount Tacoma Mfg Co
A B S in heart see Airdrie
A C (mark on wts), 45
A C N see Aire & Calder Navigation
A C under boars head (Argyll), 45
A C under swift (Arundel), 45
A Crawforth's "More Mordan Weights" (article), 3046–3055
A D C (mark on wts), 69
A E
German sc mkr, 641, 703
pendulum sc mkr, 641, 703, 757
A E S Y (mark on wts), 122
A F
French sc mkr, 860
see also Fournel, Antoine
A frame
def, 170, 708
designs, 708, 943, 949
A G, def, 170
A K & Sons see Kenrick, Archibald & Sons
"A Lion in Venice" (article by Wilson), 2586–2587
"A Most Unusual Scale" (article by Stein), 2511–2512
"A Mystery Solved, The Small Metal Clip Did It." (article by Wright), 2269–2271
A on German sc
def, 703
angemeldet, 703
"A Prize Assay Balance" (article by Wilson), 2792–2794
A R B (mark on wts), 45
A R B T H (mark on wts), 45
A R B TH by portcullis in shield see Arbroath
"A Scale Collector in Italy" (article by Brass), 2352–2353
"A Somewhat Amazing Revelation" (article by Katz), 2818
A von der Nahmer, 2240
trade-marks, 2240
A W see Wilkinson, Anthony
Abbey Mfg Co, 545
dates, 545
Abdy, William
coin sc mkr, 501–502, 504, 560
coin wt mkr, 504, 1085
Abell, Mrs (cookery writer), 1249
Aberdeen, 20
Hammermen (weight mkr), 2532
inspectors mark, 20, 45
Abingdon (inspectors mark), 45
"About Postal Patents" (article by Crawforth), 395–397
Abrahams, A & Co
precision balance mkr, 1821
scientific instrument mkr, 1821
see also catalogue
abrasive paper, 1234
Abrus pecatorius, 2393–2394, 2447
Absalom, 2507
absorption on weight surface, 2592
Academie Royale des Sciences, 1866, 2090
comparisons of wts, 1991
accelerating, def, 1647
accelerating beam, 36, 1247, 1536, 1637, 1646, 1995, 2603
def, 170, 2603
method of manufacture, 1640
prohibited, 1647
see also trip sc
accelerating lever system, 2259
accelerating postal sc, 2857–2860
features of, 2857–2860
table, 2857–2860
iron handle on, 2857
slotted domed nuts on, 2857–2858
"Accelerating Postals" (article by Robinson), 2857–2860
"Accessing U.S. Patents" (article by Berning), 2883
According to Act of Parliament 1775 (on coin wts), 1938
Accum, Frederick
precision bal mkr, 1821
precision balance mkr, 1821
scientific instrument mkr, 1821
see also catalogue
accuracy
def, 170
of comparison with standard units, 2146
in scientific measurement, 2146
Ackermann, Hermann Gustav, 2275
successor to Bernstein, Alex, 2275
Acme
dates, 638
design registration, 293
egg sc mkr see Speciality Mfg Co
iron wts mkr, 638
Acra-Weigh, 2296
Act of Colonial America
1636, 1138
1638, 1136
1645, 1138
1646, 1138
1652, 1137, 1138
1699, 1470
Act of Congress
1843, 12
1863, 1047
Acts of Parliament
965, 1182
1341, 1998
1421, 913
1494, 1892
1532, 1347
1587, 43, 985
1604, 985
1611, 985
1707, 2071
1710, 1057
1741, 655
1756, 1893
1757, 1057
1758, 1893
1773, 496, 1079, 1309
1774, 23, 196, 216, 467, 496, 966, 1068, 1079, 1081–1082, 1125, 1304, 1565, 2068, 2563
1775, 498, 1079, 1081
1795, 22, 1894–1895
1797, 20, 22, 1083, 1119, 1894
1801, 1226
1815, 798, 1895
1816, 1970
1824, 390, 616, 636, 1895, 2252, 2802
1826, 616
1832, 1896
1834, 20–21, 83, 390, 611, 1048, 1924, 1926, 2280
1835, 1896, 1924, 1926, 1955, 1957
1836, 1088
1838, 19
1839, 1230, 1955
1840, 1955
1850, 1929
1853, 894, 929
1855, 392, 1154
1856, 1956
1858, 827, 894, 929
1859, 1958
1861, 1958
1864, 614, 636
1866, 2076
1870, 23, 1128, 1969–1970
1878, 21, 115, 613–614, 636, 734–735, 828, 894, 1036, 1128, 1154, 1182, 1564, 1960–1961, 1977, 2230, 2800
1888, 1978, 1982
1889, 21–22, 115, 434, 613, 633, 636, 955, 1128, 1154, 1564, 1929, 1969–1970, 1979, 2077, 2221
1890, 614, 616, 1048
1891, 1971
1892, 34
1897, 92, 613–614, 633, 636
1904, 21–23, 613, 636, 733, 1510, 2031, 2265
1907, 614, 616
1924, 410
1926, 1088, 1182, 2034
1929, 1188
1951, 1102
1961, 1036
1963, 1155, 1182, 1345, 2034
1964, 1088–1089
1968, 2035
1972, 2035
1978, 2034
1985, 1182, 1186–1187
Adams, George
coin sc mkr, 1310
hydrostatical sc mkr, 1304, 1310
pendulum sc apparatus, 1852
Adams, George II
precision bal mkr, 1821
scientific instrument mkr, 1821
see also catalogue
Adams, John, US President, 2536
Adams, John Quincy, on W & M, 1834
Adam's Apple Distributing Co, American sc retailer, 2054
Adie
grain sc mkr, 1717
steelyard mkr, 1717
adjusting
lead, 350
by moving graduated chart, 1168
adjusting a fine balance, 1213–1215
adjusting hole, 170, 614, 640–641
adjustment cavity, def, 170
adjustment screw, 2340
adsorption on weight surface, 2592
adulteration (calculations), 1307
advertisements see Old Advert
advertising sc
Cow Chow, 1039
Empire Typewriters, 1256
Larro, 1039
"Advice to W & M Inspectors, 1910," 2223
Aeckersberg, Johann Peter
coin sc mkr, 30, 63, 65
dates, 63
fancy box, 65
German sc mkr, 30, 63
Aeckersberg, Johann Wilhelm
coin sc mkr, 63
dates, 63
German sc mkr, 63
Afghanistan, 2795
covered market, 2795
crossroads of Asia, 2795
description, 2795–2796
gem dealer, 2795
gem scale from, 2785–2786, 2796–2798
description of, 2796–2798
weights for, 2798
African Co trading, 459
agate
beam end, 7, 1458
durability, 3
hydroscopic, 4
natural, 3
agate beam patent, 1442
agate bearings
def, 170
repairing, 8, 137
agate box
def, 138, 170, 312
see also Sharkey end
agate cement, 137
Agricola (author), 665
Agricola, Georgius, De Re Metallica (1556), 2117
agricultural weighbridge, 1022
Ainsworth
assay bal, 280
assay bal mkr, 2498
assay balance, 280, 2498
coin sc retailer, 282
air damping, 700–702, 843, 2183
air-pumped, 719
Airdrie (inspectors mark), 45
Aire & Calder Navigation, wts made for, 638
airmail sc see Postal sc
Airway, postal sc mkr, 437
Airweigh
letter bal, 437
letter balance, 437
Airy, G B, 2245, 2260
astronomer, 390, 2245, 2248
author, 134, 1961
Airy, W, 2433
Airy's "Everitts Patents, 1884 & 1889" (article), 2433–2435
Airy's On Weighing Machines 1892 (book), 134
Akan sc, 569–570, 594
Akan Weights and the Gold Trade, reviewed by Garrard, 2024–2027
Akan wts see weights, nationality, Akan
Alaska gold rush sc, 149–150
Alberti, Leon B
author, 332
inventor, 574
Albigensean compression link, 2321
Albinet, Jean & Audouin, Jean (patentee), 1370
Albinson, J H & Cocker, H H, yarn balance patentee, 1176
Albion Foundry Ltd
dates, 638
wts, 613, 638
Albracht & Richter (export agent for Maul, Philipp Jakob), 1627
Albracht-Horn see Horn & Albracht
Alcocke, Robert
apprentice of Grove, Christopher I, 1734
dates, 1734
Aldeburgh (inspectors mark), 45
Alden, John (measure mkr), 1135–1136, 1855
Alderman, T W & Co
parcel sc retailer, 40
spring sc retailer, 40
ale measure see beer measure
Alex Bernstein & Co. Nachf., 2275
"Alex Bernstein's Patent Coin Tester, Part 1" (article by Lindner), 2272–2279
"Alex Bernstein's Patent Coin Tester, Part 2" (article by Lindner), 2287–2292
Alexander (author), 1140, 1858
Alexander the Great, 2620
Alexandra
construction of, 2240
registered trade name, 2240
weight & size of, 2240
"Alexandra Person & Package Scale" (article by Danell & Hill), 2240–2242
alien brothers, def, 1724
Allan's Canadian Butchers' Scales (article), 1437–1438
Allchin, Henry
shop sc mkr, 1733
succeeded by Allchin, Henry & Co, 1733
Allchin, Henry & Co
at same address as Gilbert, John A & Co, 1733
at same address as Smith, William & Co Ltd, 1733
succeeded by Allchin, Henry & Co Ltd, 1733
successor of Allchin, Henry, 1733
Allchin, Henry & Co Ltd
at same address as Miles & Co, 1733
at same address as Walker, Driver & Warmisham, 1733
successor of Allchin, Henry & Co, 1733
Allen (author), 1562, 1796
Allen, James, letter scale stampbox combination, 3029
Allender, John
ccd, sold by Fairbanks, 78
ccd mkr, 13, 760, 786
trade card, 760, 895
Allgeier, Thomas, Dr., biography, 2547
Allgeier et al's "Mesmerised by Sartorius" (article), 2542–2547
Allgeier's "Why Vacuum Weighing?" (article), 2592–2593
Allied Development Corp
American sc retailer, 1933
spring balance retailer, 1933–1934
Alliott, Alexander, 2451
Allison, R, apprenticeship, 16
Allmond, George
apprentice of Vincent, Robert II, 1729, 1732
coin sc mkr, 1729
dates, 1732
master of Allmond, William, 1732
succeeded by Allmond, William, 1732
Allmond, Sarah
date, 1732
successor of Allmond, William, 1732
Allmond, William
apprentice of Allmond, George, 1732
succeeded by Allmond, Sarah, 1732
successor of Allmond, George, 1732
allowance, beams, 137
Alltools Ltd, 2214
"Alternative Shapes for Analytical Weights" (article by Hilgersom), 795–796
aluminium smelting, Hall Process, 2964
Amalgamated Dental Company Ltd
dentists sc mkr, 2056
rocker mkr, 2056
Amano, Yoshitaro, curator, Amano Museum, 2904
Amano Museum, Lima, Peru, 2903–2907
Ambler, Edward
dates, 1723
sc mkr, 1723
American
bullion deposits 1881, 531
ccd
inventor, McNally, 2066
mkr
Allender, John, 13, 754, 760, 786, 895, 904, 960
Berrian Mfg Co, 840, 1034
Bragin, L, 875, 1019
Chatillon, John & Sons, 333–338, 754, 760
Dye, John S, 874
Fairbanks & Ewing, 761, 763
Herpers, F J, 819
Hoag, G, 930, 932
Imlay & Bicknell, 764
Infallible Coin Scale Co, 762
Knight, E, 990
Kronenberg, 763
M B Coin Scale Co, 760
Maranville, H, 13–14, 761, 763, 903–904, 1029, 2060
McNally, J, 15
McNally & Harrison, 15
Meyers & Co, 764, 2061
Purnelle, E C, 990
Richtmann, C, 990
Robinson, H G, 1020
Seymour, Charles F, 2063
Staples, C D, 818
Sutton, J W, 875, 904
Thompson, J A, 14, 761, 763, 840, 848
Troemner, Henry, 2061
Wilson, I, 760
patentee
Allender, John, 13, 78–79, 760, 788
Bernstein, A, 842
Berrian, 754
Bragin, L, 875, 1018
Cummings, D, 841, 2061
Doherty, P, 874, 876
Finch, F E, 1019
Haas, W W, 991
Herpers, F J, 819
Hopkins, G M, 841
Knight, E, 990, 2061
Kronenberg, 763
Maranville, H, 761, 818–820, 1029, 2060
Painter, W, 820
Parnell, W H, 1019
Perkins, J, 2064
Porter, T I, 1018
Purnell, E E, 2061
Purnelle, E C, 990
Richtmann, C, 990, 2061
Riess, R W, 992
Robinson, H G, 13, 1020, 2061
Smith, Gideon B, 13, 787
Street, E, 931
Sutton, J W, 875, 904
Thompson, J A, 14, 761, 840, 876, 931
Towsey, T J, 841
Wiarda, J, 875
retailer
Fairbanks & Co, 15, 2066
Fairbanks Infallible Scale Co, 15, 759, 2066
ccds, article by Mallis, 2059–2066
civilization, 2148
coin wts, Law 1699, 1470
colonial
Troy wts, 1470
W & M, article by Mahoney, 1135–1140, 1470, 1855–1860
customs' hydrometer, 2003
egg testers, 411, 417
marble plates, 1442
measure mkr, Pratt, Josiah, 1137
patentee see patentee, American
postal system see American Post Office; U S P O; U S Postal System
regulations for coin wts, 1470
sc
retailer
Adam's Apple Distributing Co, 2054
Allied Development Corp, 1933
Billings, R, 12, 356–360
Black, Starr & Frost, 1668
Bower Mfg Co, 1314
Buckalew, B R, 153
Coast Agencies, 1315
Dairyman's Supply Co, 224
Fairbanks, 1665–1666
Farm Master, 1314
Fitch, Dr C H, 1039
Howarth & Ballard, 2046
Liberty, 981
Mermod, Jaccard & Co, 1668
Nichols, A S Co, 809
Oakes Mfg Co, 1314
Perkins, Goodwin & Co, 1697
Purina, 1039, 1314
Tiffany, 1261, 2556, 2559–2560, 2629–2634
Underwood Reporter Co, 995
Warren & Co, 152
Standards Officer, 1470
wt
importer, Richardson, Joseph, 1488–1493
mkr, Tyson, Jacob, 1047
retailer, Wright, R K, 84
wts, Standards, 1490
American Automatic Scale Co., 2206
American Balance Co, 477
"American Counterfeit Coin Detectors"
article by Gorlick, 759–764
article by Mallis, 12–15
"American Grain Testing Scales" (article by Jibben), 2895–2899
American Machine Co (postal sc mkr), 982–983
American Mints, 531–534
American Numismatic Society, 2447
"American Patent Counterfeit Detectors" (article by Mallis), 786–788, 818–820, 840–842, 875–876, 902–904, 930–932, 962–964, 990–992, 1018–1020
"American Patent Models" (article by Forsdyke), 1113–1115
American Post Office
scale contract to Fairbanks, E & T & Co, 107
see also U S P O; U S Postal System
American sc
analytical, 1000
apothecary, 191, 2029
assay, 154, 996, 1643, 1976
bakers' dough, 1593
bank, 78, 811, 991, 1020, 1189, 1211–1215, 1216, 1643
bismar, 1030
bread, 1093
bullion, 157, 182, 532, 649, 811, 995, 1189, 1216, 1938–1940
butchers, 559, 1591, 1593, 1643
butter, 514
button, 154, 157
cake, 1591
candlestick, 405, 1558–1559
candy, 1123, 1591
ccd, 13–15, 381–382, 384, 389, 414–415, 505, 754, 759–764, 786–788, 818–820, 840–842, 875–876, 902–904, 930–932, 962–964, 990–992, 1029, 1276, 1279, 1283, 1313, 2059–2066, 2411–2412
chainomatic, 620
chemical, 1101
cloth, 1169
CO2 cartridge weigher, 1039
coin, 357–360, 817, 990, 1189, 1215, 2064
coin-operated, 1020, 1710–1712
compendium, 1031
computing, 217, 2227–2230
cotton, 1301–1302
counter, 647, 1039, 1123, 1643, 2227–2230
counter roberval & micrometer, 217, 361, 505
dairy, 224, 514, 1000
designer
Fitch, Dr Calvin H, 1039, 2029, 2041–2048
Hassler, 102
Saxon, Joseph, 102
diet, 1250
drug, 1247, 2054–2055
druggist, 1000, 1643, 2050–2052
egg, 379–383, 411, 415–417, 958, 1275–1284
feed, 1039
glass-blowers, 994
gold, 40, 152, 154, 1247, 1643
grain, 80, 82, 222, 989, 1071
grocers, 994, 1591–1592, 1643
hay, 666–671
housekeepers, 1466
ice, 2220–2223
imported, 1488–1493
inventor, Fitch, Dr Calvin H, 191, 2029
jewelers, 154
kitchen, 877, 1247–1251, 1466, 1559
laboratory, 1000
mancur, 1863, 1874
market, 1593
martini, 1030
milk, 1039
mkr
A B C, 379, 1279
A B F, 381–382, 1312
AC Co., 2227–2230
Alderman, T W & Co, 40
American, 1466
American Balance Co, 477
American Machine Co, 982–983
Anderson Tool Co, 2227
Angldile, 901
Avery Scale Co, 1123
Badger Fire Extinguisher Co, 1039
Becker, Christian, 998, 1002
Becker, Christian Inc, 998, 1002
Becker, Christopher A, 620, 1000, 1002
Becker & Son, 995, 1002
Becker Brothers, 1002
Becker's Son, 477
Bedell, O W, 1284, 1314
Berrian Mfg Co, 840, 1034
Blattner, Jacob, 1976
Braun-Knecht-Heimann Co, 1821
Bremner see Morton & Bremner
Brower, 922, 924
Brower Mfg Co, 920, 1284, 1313, 1315
Brown & Sharpe, 1169, 1696, 1702
Buffalo Scale Co, 82, 179, 901, 1696
C S Co see Computing Scale Co
C S H Industries Inc, 417
Carlstedt Mfg Co, 41, 379–380, 414–415, 1276, 1313
Chatillon, John & Sons, 333–338, 405, 417, 447–452, 1282–1283, 1555, 1705, 2220–2221
Computing Scale Co, 143, 216–217, 559
CSH Industries Inc, 417, 1315
Dairyman's Supply Co, 224
Dakin Manufacturing Co, 1933–1934
Davis, A B & Co, 785
Dearborn, Benjamin, 1189, 1211–1216, 1554
Dearborn, John M, 1554
Deering Precision Instruments, 2054
Dodge Mfg Co, 316, 505
EggXact, 383, 1277
Eschermann, W & Co, 958
Eureka (Chatillon, John & Sons), 1557
Exact Weight Scale Co, 704
Fairbanks, E & T, 143, 182, 676, 723
Fairbanks, Morse & Co, 184, 1692, 1702
Fairbanks & Co, 15, 73–79, 80, 86, 100, 106–110, 142–144, 177, 182–184, 218–219, 396, 405, 426–427, 676, 989–994, 1017, 1028, 1106, 1114, 1169, 1692, 1696, 1701, 1725, 1918, 2050, 2052
Forschner, Chas & Sons Inc, 1039, 1555
Foster, 1555
Frary, 1555
Frary & Clark, 676
Frost Poultry Fences, 1279
Gaston, 2978–2984
Gifford Wood Co., 2221–2222
Gorham, 1049, 1077, 1668–1671, 1674–1675, 1687
Gradencandle Mfg Co, 1283, 1284
Gradenway, 1313
Gurley, W & L E, 1821
Haberson, Benjamin, 1047
Hamilton Scale Co, 1711–1712
Hanson, 1710
Hanson Bros, 2952–2955, 2973–2977
Hart, D W Mfg Co, 1279
Hart, H W Mfg Co, 1283
Hoag, G, 14
Hoppe, 1555
Howard & Davis, 1212, 1216
Howe Scale Co, 530, 900–901, 1071, 1526–1527, 1701, 2050
I D L, 1261
James Mfg Co, 379, 381, 415, 417, 1281
Jiffy Way Inc, 379, 1314
Jones & Preston, 508
Jones of Binghamton, 1078
Kahlert Mfg Co, 1313
Keller, G R, 16
Keller, S, 154
Keller Balance Mfg Co, 157
Kohlbusch, Herman, 1643, 1940
Kresky, 1276–1278, 1284
Landers, 1555
Landers, Frary & Clark, 676
Lincoln Mfg, 415, 1276
Magic Dragon Ent, 2055
Metal Spec Mfg Co, 1933–1935
Morton & Bremner, 1555
Mount Tacoma Mfg Co, 381–382, 1312
Natl Poultry Equipt Co, 1279, 1284
Nichols, A S Co, 809
Oakes Mfg Co Inc, 383–384, 1313
Ohaus Scale Corp, 2055
Otto, H J Mfg Co, 1315
Pacific Poultry Appliance Co, 1277
Peck, Stow & Wilcox, 1555, 1808
Pelouze, 1259, 1261, 1555, 1671–1674, 2000, 2220
Penn Scale Mfg Co, 647
Petaluma Electric Incubator Co, 414–415, 1275–1276, 1284
Pitney-Bowes, 1986
Plumly, George, 1490
Plympton, H, 1211–1215
Presto see Metal Spec Mfg Co
Preston see Jones & Preston
Preston, William B, 332, 508
Preston, William B & Son, 508
Prospectus Mfg Co, 922, 1314–1315
Queen, James W & Co, 1822
Queen & Co, 1822
Randolph, N V & Co, 1039, 2038
Ray, Caleb, 817
Reliable Automatic Dial Egg Sc see James Mfg Co
Reliable Mfg Co, 417, 1278, 1281, 1284, 1312
Richtmann, C, 990
Robert, D L, 514, 1878
Royal, 924
Sargent & Co, 1555
Speciality Mfg Co, 340, 383, 410, 415, 1282, 1315
Springer Torsion Balance Co, 671, 998
Squyer, Oscar C, 1905–1906
Starratt & Masters, 666
Stow see American sc, mkr, Peck, Stow & Wilcox; Peck, Stow & Wilcox
Toledo Scale Co, 224
Torsion Balance & Scale Co, 997
Torsion Balance Co, 477, 996–998, 1000, 2052
Townsend, J & C, 1047
Triner, 479
Triner, J M, 479, 651
Troemner, H & Co, 157
Troemner, Henry, 157, 417, 1020, 1101, 1170, 1276, 1701, 1938–1940, 2051
Turnbull, 981
Vertex Industries Inc, 1000
Ward, Montgomery & Co, 383, 1279, 1282
Watling Mfg Co, 143
Western Scale Works, 1039
White Mfg Co, 381, 389, 1280–1282, 1284, 1973
Wilcox, 1555
see also American sc, mkr, Peck, Stow & Wilcox; Peck, Stow & Wilcox
Wilcox Silver Plate Co, 1665–1666, 1679
Wilkes, 1555
Yarnell, Ellis, 1047
Zenith, 379, 415
moisture tester, 218, 809
moving-load, 990
optical projection, 1000
oval spring with 2 graduated charts, 1905
paper, 1692, 1696, 1700–1702, 1705
parcel, 1106, 2914–2918
person, 184, 676, 980, 1710–1712
pharmacy, 185
photographers, 1918
platform, 508, 1643
Post Office, 1047, 1216, 1643
postal, 479, 651, 676, 704, 958, 981–982, 990, 1017, 1049, 1077, 1259, 1261, 1527, 1556, 1665–1666, 1668–1675, 1679, 1681, 1687, 1933–1935, 1986, 2914–2918
Postal Service 1794, 1047
pot plate, 1463
precision, 16
prescription, 143, 191, 1000, 1028, 1039, 2055
ration stamp, 224
roberval, accelerating, 1247
roberval over & under, 1123
roving, 1169
shop, 980, 995
spice, 1805
spring, 333–338, 479, 1555
spring tared, 1557
standards, 1189, 1211–1216
steelyard, 332, 508, 990, 1301–1302, 1665–1666, 1696
tea, 1556, 1592
tea-sampling, 1001
timber moisture sc, 809
torsion, 671, 996, 998–999, 1001
trade, 332, 671, 2000
trade card, 1490
trade spring, 1039, 1557, 1905–1906
trip, 647
union, 86, 514, 1592, 1807, 1835–1840, 1877–1878
weighing scoops, 487–491, 2922–2924
weight-collecting, 1071
weight-depositing, 982
yarn, 1170
American Standards, 1855–1860
American Treasury, 648
"American Unpatented CCDs" (article by Mallis), 2059–2066
American W & M made 1744, 1859–1860
American Weigh (review), 717
"American Weighing Scoop" (article by Carley), 487–492
Ames see Gilbert, Ames & Co
Amet, Edward, coin operated sc patentee, 2430
ammunition sc, 1124
Amos, John & Parkes, William
coin sc mkr, 1508
dates, 1508
Amsbaugh's "Orlando W. Bedell & the Zenith Egg Grading Scale
Part 1" (article), 3056–3059
Part 2" (article), 3081–3084
Amusement Machine Co., 2458
"An Early Howe? And How!" (article by Katz), 1526–1527
analytical balance, 3–6, 16, 154–158, 563, 1000, 2239
def, 3, 5, 170
design of, 2239
designer, Mendeleev (Mendelejew), 643
development of, 2239
mkr
Ainsworth, 280
Becker, 5
Becker, F E & Co, 280
Becker's Sons, 65, 843–844
Bertacchi, 2363
Bunge, P, 589
Day, William Chambers, 810
George, W & T Ltd, 280
George & Becker, 5
Keller, G R, 16
Kuhlmann, 5
Oertling, Ludwig, 4, 5, 159, 564
Rueprecht, 563
Sartorius, F, 643
Scarbi, 2363
Stanton, 5
Torsion Balance Co, 1000
Vandelli, 2363
Vertex Industries Inc, 1000
Zoboli, 2363
see also Precision bal; Substitution bal
"Anatomy of a Cased Weight" (article by Crawforth), 1048
anchor
mark on wts, 24, 45, 1471
see also assay office, Birmingham
anchor conjoined with crown mark (Bewdley), 1959
anchor trademark, 2420
ancient civilization
Andean, 2903
Chinese, 2903, 2909
Egyptian, 2903, 2909, 2911, 3025
Indus, 2903, 2911
Mesopotamian, 2903, 2911
Peruvian, 2905–2907
"Ancient Coin Balance" (article by Holland), 814–816
ancient Peruvian scales, 2905–2907
description of, 2905–2907
with hand bag, 2906
with nets for load, 2906
sensitivity of, 2906–2907
table of, 2906
wooden, 2905–2907
"Ancient Peruvian Standards & Scales" (article by Iwata), 2903–2913
"Ancient Royal Animal Wts of Burma" (by Gear, unpublished manuscript), 352
"Ancient Weights" (article by Malter), 308–310
Anderson, coin sc retailer, 282
Anderson, James Andrew
apprentice of Lawrence, John Peter, 1738
apprentice of Woodage, George Cave, 1738
dates, 1738
master of Clark, William II, 1738
master of Jones, Edward, 1738
succeeded by Anderson & West, 1738
Anderson, R G W, 2268
Anderson & West
dates, 1738
successors of Anderson, James Andrew, 1738
Anderson Brothers
bread sc mkr, 1089
dates, 1448
pot plate, 1448
trade mark, 1448
trade sc mkr, 1448
Anderson Historical Society, 2227
Anderson Tool Co., 2227, 2230
Anderson Computing Scale Co., successor, 2227
Anderson Tool and Scale Co., successor, 2227
computing scale, 2227–2230, 2258–2259
chart, 2258
description of, 2227–2230
poise, 2258
dates, 2227
see also catalogue
Anderton & Calley, scientific instrument mkr, 1508
Anderton Son & Calley, coin wts mkr, 884, 1062, 1508
Andrew, J, patentee, 276
angel
coin introduced, 951
see also weights, denomination, angel
Angel (on wts), 1355
angel & Kings arms (shop sign), 207
angel & sc
mark on wts, 21, 1331
shop sign, 247, 1382
trademark, Anderson Brothers, 1448
angel & star (shop sign), 207–208, 1382
angemeldet, German patent pending, 703
Angldile Computing Scale Co, 2131–2134, 2230
addresses, 2131–2134
dates, 2131–2134
sold to Smith Scale Co, 2139
trade card, 180, 901
trade sc, 180, 901
see also catalogue
"Angldile Computing Scales, Part 1" (article), 2131–2140
Angldile Scale
conical dial, 2131–2140
damper, 2131–2140
dash pot, 2131–2137
distinctive mechanism, 2131–2140
finish colors, 2137
history, 2131–2140
light-up marquee, 2133, 2137
officers & directors, 2131–2140
pendulum scale, 2131–2133
angle sc see pendulum sc
anglers & letter sc, spring, 1263
anglers sc, 198, 428, 1726
mkr
Farlow, Charles & Co, 1726
Murcott, Theophilus, 1726
Parnell, 198, 199
Siebe, A, 1726
Anglo-Saxon, weighing practices, 1326
aniline dye, note by Beare, 1862
animal-feed sc see feed sc
animal-form wt see weight, shape, animal
animal sc
mkr
Avery, W & T Ltd, 978
Avery-Salter, 543
Béranger, Joseph, 1664
Davis, A B & Co, 785
Marriott, Henry, 1883
Ubrig, E & Co, 1439
"Animal Shaped Weights of the Burmese Empires " (article), 2824
Anne I of G B, coinage, 463, 914
"Another German Coin-op" (article by Holtman), 2532
"Another Look Back" (article by Holdaway), 851–855
Anscheutz & Co see Anscheutz & Schlaff
Anscheutz & Schlaff
address next to Clais, Johann Sebastian, 1886
circular coin sc, 1850–1851
coin sc mkr, 269, 597, 607, 1300, 1684, 1760, 1850–1851
collaborating with Clais, Johann Sebastian, 1724
dates, 598, 1724
hydrostatic sc mkr, 1684
out of use, 1913
pendulum sc mkr, 269, 597, 1850–1851
anti-friction plate, 137–138
def, 170–171
Antique Weights, The Nineteenth Century (review), 2243
Antwerp box end, def, 172, 254
Antwerp bullion ounce, 1992
Antwerp end see beam end shapes
Antwerp mark, 1991
Antwerp pound, 1992, 1995
anvil, inspectors, 120
"Any Advance on Six?" (article by Buchanan), 2243–2249
aperiodic bal, 700
mkr, Bunge, Paul, 700
"Apothecary balance" (article by Pommier), 599–601
apothecary sc
equal arm hand held, 793, 799, 801, 804–805, 1192
equal-arm pillar, 78, 185, 477, 599, 793, 797, 806–807, 977, 1195–1196, 1464
inventor, Fitch, Dr Calvin H, 2029
mazak beam, 977
mkr
Avery, W & T, 793, 801, 805
Avery, W & T Ltd, 793, 805–806, 977, 1424
Bastick, Richard & Son, 1734
Bather, George, 1738
Beach, Thomas, 1508
Becker's Sons, 477
Béranger, 929
Chisholme, James, 1738
Day & Millward, 802
DeGrave, Short, Fanner & Co, 794, 806
Dodge Mfg Co, 36, 360
Ensign, 807
Exupere, L, 599–601
Fairbanks, 73, 78, 109, 143–144, 805, 1422
Fairbanks, E & T, 805
Fairbanks & Co, 73, 78, 109, 143–144, 805, 1422
Gruber, John P., 2551
Herbert, Thomas, 354, 1192
Herbert & Sons, 1195–1196
Herbertz, John Wilhelm, 800
Holt, William, 1738
Kern, Gottlieb & Sohn, 803
Kosmo, 799
Mattocks & Son, 1731
Maul, Philipp Jakob, 1654
Meymott, Samuel, 1737
Newman, J, 1519
Nicholl, William Lewis & Co, 1733
Ovendon, James, 1731
Pallett, Richard, 1736
Payne & Ovendon, 1732
Poupard, E, 799
Poupard, E II, 1330
Poupard, Edward, 799
Robinson, James, 1841
Sauter, August, 806
Sharples, G, 802
Tivoli, J L & C, 807
Torsion Balance Co, 1000
Troemner, Henry, 811
Warmisham, Samuel, 1733
Webb, R W, 798
Young, John & Son, 799–800, 804
nationality
American, 36, 73, 78, 109, 143, 360, 805, 811, 1000, 1422, 2029
British, 793–794, 799–802, 806–807, 977, 1192, 1195–1196, 1330, 1424, 1508, 1726, 1731–1734, 1736–1738
French, 185, 599
German, 803, 806
Irish, 1841
pendulum, 1654
retailer
Baileys, 1726
Maw Son & Mawson, 1726
Piggott, John, 1726
Sparks, Treharne & Co, 802
roberval, 78, 793
steelyard, 73, 805, 1422, 2029
torsion, 997, 1000
trip, 1591
see also Prescription sc
apothecary sc (article), 797–808, 826–835
apothecary wt, 832
Avery, W & T, 828, 833–834, 968
Birmingham Avery Historical Museum, 832
Gruber, John P., 2551
mkr
Day, William Chambers, 829
H & S, 829, 834
Young & Son, 835
see also weights, denomination, Troy; Weights, denomination, Troy
apprentice, 210–214, 239–248, 1741
apprenticeship, 1388, 1741
vows, 1741
approval, requirements, 2259
approval seal, def, 171
aquaregia, acid to sweat coins, 265
Arab trader, 626
"Arabic Glass Weights" (article by Vorley), 160–162
Arabic Glass Weights in British Museum, n d catalogue, 162
Arabic numerals, 912
Arbiter see Vandome & Hart Ltd
Arbroath (inspectors mark), 45
arc, graduated, 642
arc arrestment see radial arrestment
Arc Scale Co, 2845–2846, 2861–2865
double fulcrum family sc mkr, 2845–2846, 2861–2865
"Arc Scale Co, etc" (article by Berning), 2861–2865
Arc Scale Manufacturing Co, 2845–2846
Archaeological Resource Centre (York, England), 2109
Archdall, Henry
coin wts mkr, 462, 465, 1103–1104, 1756
dates, 1756
H A intertwined mark, 1756
inherited dies, 1756
inspector for Trustees of Linen Manufacture, 1756
Irish wts mkr, 462, 465, 1103–1104, 1755–1756
master of Goldsmiths' Co of Dublin, 1755
official wts mkr for Ireland, 1755–1756
successor of Archdall, William, 1756
Archdall, William
apprentice of King David, 1756
assay master of Dublin, 1755–1756
coin sc mkr, 1758
coin wts mkr, 1103, 1757
Collector of Revenue, 1756
on Common-Council of Dublin, 1756
dates, 1756
inherited dies from Kidder, Vincent, 1757
official wts mkr for Ireland, 1755
Receiver of Duties on Plate, 1756
succeeded by Archdall, Henry, 1756
successor of Kidder, Vincent, 1823
warden of Goldsmiths' Co of Dublin, 1756
Argyll, 45
inspectors mark, 45
arm, def, 171
Armand, P, patentee, 426
Armourers' Co
guild, 248
records, 248
Arms, Edward (Chief Engineer for Gurley, W & L E), 2965
Army & Navy see catalogue
Army & Navy Stores
household sc retailer, 1727
postal sc retailers, 1673
roberval sc retailer, 1667
spring bal retailer, 1673
"Arresting the Vacua"(article by Oliver), 2593–2597
arrestment
plate, 2153
sequence, 3, 4
system, Oertling, 2153
arrestment gear, 3–4, 116–117, 154–155, 653, 2363
def, 171–172, 287, 1026
beam raised, 1211, 1213
box, inventor Cramer, J A, 631
circular, 643
inventor Mendeleev, 643
cord lift, 277, 437, 630–632, 665
double, 751
parallel, 643, 720
pedal & spring, 1027
rods in twin pillars, 664
arrow sc, def, 171, 172
"Arrow Sc & Wts" (article by Benton), 869–870
Arstall
coin sc mkr, 2009
nesting wts, 2011
Arstall, Ellen
daughter of Arstall, George, 2003
daughter of Dicas, Mary, 2003
partner in Arstall, Widow & Son?, 2003
Arstall, Frederick Dicas
addresses, 2013