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Weights used by Brentford scale makers

Scale makers made the shop counter scales and each set of scales would have a set of weights, the smaller ones made of brass as shown below. There were five scale makers recorded in the 1899 Middlesex trade directory.

Norman Biggs has provided the three photos showing weights sold by three local scale makers. The English Weights & Measures web site is an invaluable source of further information.
Gandy 2oz brass weight George Harley Gandy established his business at 145 High Street in the mid 1850s.
A Lodge & Co 4oz brass weight Arthur Lodge & Co. were based at 259 High Street in the early C20.
Young Son & Marlow 4oz brass weight Young, Son & Marlow took over George Gandy's business at no. 145 High Street in the 1920s. William Marlow, scale maker, was at 7, Stile Hall Parade, Chiswick in 1899.