Avery Historical Museum
The museum is located at the Avery Weigh-Tronix headquarters, based in Smethwick, Birmingham. The site itself is an historic one. Known for more than 200 years as Soho Foundry, it was originally established by Birmingham's three most famous industrial pioneers - Matthew Boulton, James Watt and William Murdoch. Opened in 1927, the Avery Historical Museum houses the most complete history of weighing anywhere in the world. As well as charting 6000 years of weighing history, the collection includes a fabulous archive of photographs, documents, and catalogues relating to weighing, Soho Foundry and the legacy of famous industrial pioneers Boulton, Watt and Murdoch.
VISIT BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.