281, 591, 1351, 1421, 1566–1568, 1609–1612
round end, 2005
Sharkey, 7, 89, 111, 137, 412, 559, 1453, 1458, 1519, 2315
Sharkey's patent, 111, 2315
square, 1540, 2006
square box, 805, 1976
stirrup, 411, 477
swan, 208, 214–215, 217, 2357, 2395–2396, 2414–2415
swan box, 173, 437, 447
swan heavy duty, 2006–2007
trumpet, 579, 1351
trumpet end, 579, 1351
trumpet shaped, 2144
variations, 173
beam sc
def, 172, 2679
material
bone, 2679
brass, 2679
bronze, 2679
electrum, 2679
iron, 2679
steel, 2679
stone, 2679
wood, 2679
monarch, Ramesses III, 2679
U S A see steelyard
Beams, sao-Bakari, 321
"Beams, Repairs & Inspectors" (article by Lound), 7–9
Bean, egg wts mkr, 411
Beardmore & Co, wts mkr, 896
Beare, Steve, 3071
biography, 3074
Beare, Steve (biography), 2294
Beare's
Aniline dye, note, 1862
"Fairbanks 175th Anniversary Celebration" (article), 3071–3073
"New York Scalemakers 1836-1877" (article), 2293–2294
"The Variety Works Scale, an American Puzzle" (article), 2884–2891
bearing
def, 174
adjustment, 631
agate, 3, 218, 256
cone & cup, 657, 1853
corundum, 3
deterioration rate, 3
protected by collar, 1587
tool steel, 2350
Bearman, Robert, biography, 2468
Bearman's, "Sharp Practice" (article), 2464–2468
Becker
analytical bal, 5
articles on, Meten & Wegen (pp. 1876-1884, 1916-1920, 1943-1946), 2183
assay bal mkr, 2498
Delft, dates, 2184
see also Becker, Julian H; Julian H Becker
Becker see George & Becker Ltd
Becker, C, use of air-damping, 2183
Becker, Christian
American patentee, 1002
American sc mkr, 998, 1002
article by Carley, 996–1003
assay wt mkr, 2530
dates, 998, 1002
father of Becker, Christopher A, 1000
father of Becker, Frank, 1000
partner in Becker & Sons, 1002
partner in Becker Brothers, 1000, 1002
precision bal mkr, 702, 844
son of Becker, Christopher, 1000
succeeded by Torsion Balance Co, 1002
successor of Becker Brothers, 1002
Becker, Christian Inc
American sc mkr, 998, 1002
dates, 998
succeeded by Vertex Industries, 1000
successors of Torsion Balance Co, 998
Becker, Christopher
American sc mkr, 1000, 1002
dates, 477, 1000, 1002
father of Becker, Christian, 1000
father of Becker, Ernest, 1000
father of Becker, Henry, 1000
father of Becker, Jule, 1000
Netherlands, 477
partner in Becker & Sons, 1002
precision bal mkr, 620, 702
scientific instrument mkr, 1000
separated from sons, 1002
Becker, Christopher A, 1000
patentee of Chainomatic, 1002
precision bal mkr, 620
son of Becker, Christian, 1000
Becker, Ernest
partner in Becker & Sons, 1002
partner in Becker Brothers, 1002
son of Becker, Christopher, 1000
Becker, F E & Co
assay bal mkr, 281
bullion bal mkr, 281
chemical bal mkr, 281
precision bal mkr, 1821
see also catalogue
Becker, Frank, 1000
son of Becker, Christian, 1000
Becker, H L Fils
Belgian sc mkr, 1002
family, 1000
run by Becker, Henry, 1000
run by Becker Henry, 1000
Becker, Henry
part owner of Becker, H L Fils, 1000
partner in Becker's Sons, 1002
son of Becker, Christopher, 1000
Becker, Jule
part owner of Becker, H L Fils, 1002
partner in Becker's Sons, 1000
son of Becker, Christopher, 1000
Becker, Julian H
advertisement, 2164
dates, 2183–2184
quadrant balance, 2164–2165, 2183–2184
with three dashpots, 2164–2165, 2183–2184
Becker & Sons
American sc mkr, 995, 1002
bank sc mkr, 995
counter sc mkr, 995
dates, 1002
Netherlands sc mkr, 1002
Old Advert, 995
partners Becker, Christopher, Becker, Christian & Becker, Ernest, 1002
precision bal mkr, 995, 1002
shop sc mkr, 995
Becker Brothers
American sc mkr, 1002
dates, 1000, 1002
partners Becker, Christian & Becker, Ernest, 1002
succeeded by Becker, Christian, 1002
Becker's Sons
air-damping-dates, 2183–2184
analytical bal mkr, 843–844, 2598, 2607
apothecary sc mkr, 477
assay wt mkr, 2530
Becker, Jule & Becker, Henry sons of Becker, Christopher, 844
dates, 844, 1002
drugstore sc mkr, 477
family history, 477
family tree, 1000
microbalance mkr, 843
Netherlands sc mkr, 477, 837, 843, 1002
optical projection sc mkr, 837
partners Becker, Jule & Becker, Henry, 1002
precision bal mkr, 837, 843
succeeded by Hollandische Optiek Fabriek (system Hensoldt) N V, 844
see also catalogue
Becket (author), 277
Beckman, O, patentee, 624
Bedell, O W
American sc mkr, 1284, 1314, 3056–3059
egg sc mkr, 1284, 1314, 3056–3059
Bedell, Orlando
beekeeper, 3056–3057
fly rod mkr, 3056
Zenith Egg scale mkr, 3056–3059, 3081–3084
Bedell, Orlando W, 3056–3057, 3081–3084
Bedford Museum, spring bal, 1888
Bedfordshire, inspectors mark, 46
beehive sc, spring, 1669–1670
Beek's
"Response to Bussey Questions" (article), 2130
"Salter in Berlin" (article), 1438–1440
beer measure
American, 1139
Bristol-ware, 1159
German manufacture, 1159
glass with copper band, 1187
hogshead, 1160
mocha-ware, 1159
scratch-blue, 1159
Staffordshire manufacture, 1159
transfer-printed pot, 1187
beer measure mkr, Gaskell & Chambers Ltd, 1187
Beesley, H, yarn bal patentee, 1176
Beeton, Isabella (author), 769
"Beginner's Guide Part 1" (article by Crawforth-Hitchins), 2571–2578
"Beginner's Guide Part 2" (article by Crawforth-Hitchins), 2599–2606, 2672
"Beginner's Guide Part 3" (article by Crawforth-Hichins), 2655–2662
"Beginner's Guide Part 4" (article by Crawforth-Hichins), 2683–2690
"Beginner's Guide Part 5" (article by Crawforth-Hichins), 2711–2718
"Beginner's Guide Part 6" (article by Crawforth-Hichins), 2739–2756
"Beginner's Guide Part 7" (article by Crawforth-Hichins), 2767–2774
"Beginner's Guide Part 8" (article by Crawforth-Hichins), 2825–2832
Behrens & Co, US postal mkr, 3045
Bel August & Co
precision bal mkr, 1821
see also catalogue
Belcher see Standley, Belcher & Mason
Belgian law on rust-free wts, 280
Belgian sc
coin sc, 233–234, 1295
crane weigher, 1906
mkr
Becker, 478, 1002
Becker, H L Fils, 1002
Jaspar & Taurines, 1906
Melot & Putzeys, 1293–1294
Merlin, John Joseph, 694, 887, 1685, 1724, 1760
Wolschott, J F, 233–234, 254, 1295
bell, with candlestick, 406
Bell, George
folding gold bal mkr, 1625
son of Bell, Hamlet, 1625
Bell, Hamlet
dates, 1625–1626
father of Bell, George, 1625
Folder Maker (article), 1625–1626
folders delivered by Stubs, Peter, 1626
folding gold bal mkr, 200, 503, 1624–1626, 1828, 1999
article, 1625–1626
folding gold bal retailer, 1626
folding gold bal with compound wts, 1999
gold bal, 200, 502, 504
lozenge-shaped wt for 7 s, 1624
making folders for Whitley, John, 1626
retailing folders by Houghton, T, 1626
retailing folders by Wilkinson, A, 1626
wts mkr, 200, 502, 503
Bell, Hamlet & Co
coin wt mkr, 503
folding gold bal mkr, 1828
Bell, Henry
folding gold bal retailer, 628
retailer, 628
bell wts see weight, shape
Belmont, bathroom sc, 554
Ben, John
apprentice of Townsend, Richard, 1735–1736
dates, 1733
master of Hurley, Jonathan, 1733
master of Phillips, Walter, 1736
at sea, 1785
bench drill, inspectors,' 120
bench sc
def, 174
see also Counter sc
Bendall, Simon, author, 2579–2581
Bendemaecker, Willem, weights mkr, 1606
Benetfink & Co, ccd patentee, 1180
Bengal ruttee wt see Weights, nationality, Bengali
Bennet, Thomas Moseley, ironmonger, 2006
Bennett, stand mkr, 1787
Bennett, Thomas Moseley, trade sc mkr, 2006, 2014
Bennett, William
apprentice of Freeman, Samuel I, 1734
dates, 1734
Bensinger, J M, weigh scoop patentee, 492
bent lever sc see pendulum sc
Benton (author), 134, 435, 545, 728
Benton's Arrow Scales & Weights (article), 869–870
bentwood measure see dry measure
Béranger
description of roberval sc, 2483–2484
evolution of roberval sc, 2483–2484
linkage on roberval sc, 2482
roberval sc mkr, 2487, 2601
verification of roberval sc, 2483–2484
"Béranger" (article by Heitzler), 2479–2488
Béranger, Joseph
animal sc mkr, 1664
article by Crawforth, D, 1663–1664
barge sc mkr, 1664
béranger designer, 1664, 1742, 1791, 2481, 2601–2602, 3028
bought Decrand, 1664
bought Turpin-Bremal, 1664
brackets for roberval sc, 2479
coin operated sc patentee, 2451
cross-brace for roberval sc, 2480
dates, 1663
decimal sc inventor, 1664
father-in-law of Catenot, 1664
father of Catenot, Widow, 1664
foreman at Turpins, 1663
La Lyonnaise mkr, 2482
leg & stay mechanism, 2488, 2515
mark of, 2479–2482
roberval sc mkr, 1664, 2181, 2479–2488, 2601
star crowned, 1663
steelyard mkr, 1664
steelyard patentee, 1664
steelyard platform sc mkr, 2481
succeeded by Catenot, 1664
weighbridge mkr, 1664
Béranger, Joseph & Maag, patentee, 1664
Béranger & Cie
coin operated sc mkr, 2451
counter sc mkr, 784, 1642, 2479–2488
dates, 1663
French sc mkr, 784, 1642, 1662–1663, 2479–2488
French wts mkr, 1664
roberval sc mkr, 2479–2488
succeeded by Catenot-Béranger, 1664
weighbridge mkr, 1664
wts mkr, 1664
Béranger & Maag
French sc mkr, 1664
steelyard patentee, 1664
béranger designer, Béranger, Joseph, 1664, 1742, 1791, 2602
Béranger et Maag, centesimal sc mkr, 1664
béranger patentee, Béranger, Joseph, 2602
béranger principle, 1641
béranger sc
def, 174
apothecary, 929
baby, 1294
Belgian, 2438
bird beak indicator on, 2438
British, 2439
bullion, 1939
butter, 1198
cast iron, 2439
Continental, 2441
counter, 485–486, 647, 1198, 1646–1647, 1742, 2216, 2320, 2322, 2438–2441
double beam, 2438–2439
druggists, 2051
encased stays, 1646, 1742
exposed stays, 1646
French pattern, 1643
German, 2439
half linkage on, 2440
Imperium, 1647
knife edge on, 2439–2440
linkage on, 2440
marks
intertwined HF, 2440
intertwined TW, 2440
KFS, 2440
mkr
Avery, W & T, 1646
Avery, W & T Ltd, 289, 1647
Barmer Waagenfabrik, 2440
Béranger & Cie, 784, 1664
Bizer, Andreas, 2440
C W, 647
Disquè, David, 2441
Hauth, Ernst, 2440
Herbert & Sons, 1198, 1742
Hizar, Terazzi, 485
Kuhn, Freres Saone, 2440
L Roche, 2441
M, 911
Melot & Putzeys, 1293
Pentru Bucatarie, 2440
Reiss, C, 2441
Steinfeldt & Blasberg, 530, 1641
Testut, Charles, 2643–2644
Troemner, Henry, 811, 1643, 1939–1940
originally called a pendulous sc, 1664
shop, 289, 485, 530, 647, 784, 811, 911, 1641, 1742, 2438–2441
single beamed, 2439
Berastegui's
"Chick Pea Scales" (article), 420–421
"Spanish Patent of 1860" (article), 307
Berg, Dukedom, 26–31, 61–65, 112, 114
Berg, Johann Daniel vom
coin sc mkr, 28, 30, 63
dates, 63
German sc mkr, 30, 63
Berge, Matthew
scientific instrument mkr, 1787
working with Bate, Robert Brettell, 1787
Bergman & Slack
Bergman, Edward Frederick & Slack, John Ruggles, 1931
British patentees, 1932
patentee, 1932
Berkel, see also catalogue
Berkel, Maatschappij, Van Berkel's Patent N V, 959
Berkel G m b H, 959
Berkeley, egg sc mkr see egg sc, mkr, EggXact
Berkeley, Ralph, sc mkr & inspector, 43
Berkshire mark (stag under tree), 1956
Berlin box end, def, 172
Berlin box end see beam end shapes
Bermejo's painting, Saint Michael, 745
Bernard, egg sc, mkr, 384, 924
Bernes, John, coin wt mkr, 951
Berning, author, 2392
Berning, B & J's, "Angldile Computing Scales, Part 1" (article), 2131–2140
Berning, Bill
biography, 2140, 2432
see also Berning, William F
Berning, Bill & Jan, 2500
Berning, Jan, 2833, 2861–2865, 2885
biography, 2140
Berning, William, 2423, 2432
Berning, William F
biography, 2432
see also Berning, Bill
Berning's
"Accessing U.S. Patents" (article), 2883
"Arc Scale Co, etc" (article), 2861–2865
"Carters Standard" (article), 2607–2610
"Gaston's Scale Works" (article), 2978–2984
"Gibson Parcel Post Scale" (article), 2914–2918
"Shaler's Spring Balance" (article), 2647–2649
"Why Weigh Solder?" (article), 2525–2529
Bernstein, Aaron David, 2275
alias Rebenstein, 1948
biography, 1948–1949
ccd mkr, 2063
dates, 1948
father of Bernstein, Alexander, 1947, 2275
inventor of coin sorter, 1947, 2275, 2287
patentee, 1950, 2287
Bernstein, Alex
biography, 2275–2277
brother of Johanna, 2275
brother of Julius, 2275
engineer, 2275–2277
father of Dr. Arnold, 2277
gold-coin tester, 2278, 2287–2292
directions for use, 2278, 2291
table model, 2289–2291
pointer plate on, 2291
patentee, 1950, 2272–2279, 2287–2292
French, 2288
son of Bernstein, Aaron, 1947, 2275
Bernstein, Alex & Co
apparatus for sorting coins, 1947–1955
ccd mkr, 66, 842, 1179, 2272–2279, 2287–2292
dates, 1949, 2272–2278
German sc mkr, 1179, 2272–2278, 2287–2292
owned by Bierstedt, Eugen, 1954, 2275
patentee, 842, 2272–2279, 2287–2292
sc retailed by Ravene, Jacob Sohne & Co, 1954
Bernstein, Alexander
son of Bernstein, Aaron, 1947
see also Bernstein, Alex
Bernstein, Alexis see Bernstein, Alex
"Bernstein's, Apparatus for sorting Coins" (article by Lindner), 1947–1955
Berquist, P J, weigh scoop patentee, 492
Berrian, patentee, 754
Berrian Mfg Co
ccd, 840, 1034, 2269
awarded Medals of Excellence, 2270–2271
letter clip for, 2269–2271
use of, 2270–2271
letter sc mkr, 848, 2269–2271
Berriman
author, 2024
metrologist, 2143
Berriman's, Historical Metrology (review), 186
Berry, coin wts mkr, 1508
Berry, Miles, patent agent of Fairbanks, E & T design, 724
Berstein, Alex
biography, 2273–2279
firm of, 2273–2279
dates, 2273–2279
partner of Nathan, Alex, 2273–2279
patents of, 2273
Bertin, E, precision bal mkr, 1791
Berwick, 1928
inspectors mark, 46
Berzelius, J J, chemist, 564
Besnard, C-spring mkr, 1874
Bessey, Age of Avery scale (query), 2334
Betjemann, G W, patentee, 456
Betterway Egg sc, 378, 379
Bevin, Ernest, 3031
Bevin Boys, 3031–3032
Bevis, I L, weigh scoop patentee, 2924
Bevis & Clayton
Bevis R R & Clayton M G, 1933
British patentees, 1933
Bévringer
béranger sc by Troemner, Henry, 1643
see also béranger
"Beware of Fake Nesting Weights" (article by Lockner, translated by Schmidt), 251–253
Bewdley mark (anchor conjoined with crown mark), 1959
Bex, postal sc mkr, 479
Beyreis,' "W & L E Gurley Troy, NY" (article), 2964–2966
Bibliography of Weighing Instruments, Soslau, Judy & Eric, ISASC (1995), 2091
Bibliotheque Nationale
collection of coin-wts, 1794
written up by Dieudonne, coin wts, 87, 498, 879, 881, 1562, 1607, 1796, 1879
Bicknell see Imlay & Bicknell
bicycle sc
mkr, Salter, Geo & Co, 518
spring, 518
Biddle Hardware Co, see also catalogue
Bierstedt, Eugen
ccd mkr, 1179
German sc mkr, 1179
owner of Bernstein, Alex & Co, 1954
successor to Bernstein, Alex, 2274
successor to Nathan, Alex, 2274
bifurcated
beam, 2190
ends, 2322
pillar, 2217–2218
big head scale, 2457–2461
Biggs, author, 1796
Biggs'
"English Coin Weights" (article), 879–888, 913–919, 951–954, 984–988, 1010–1016, 1040–1046, 1060–1066, 1079–1086, 1125–1132, 2579
"English Weight-Systems in 14th Century new Interpretation 1990" (private paper), 1998
English Weights (review), 1661–1662
Local Verification Marks (articles), 1891–1896, 1924–1930, 1955–1961, 1977–1983, 2031–2037
Mediaeval Nesting Wts (reply), 1797
Review Article (British Coin-Weights by Withers), 1793
Biggs, Norman (biography), 2444
Biggs, Professor, Response on 14th Century Weights Systems, 2107
Biggs & Vangroenweghe's "Unusual 1640s Coin Scale" (article), 1549–1552
Biggs & Withers' "Excelente Coin-weight" (article), 2443–2444
Biggs' Weights& Measures of Scotland (review), 3043–3045
bilateral pendulum
patent, 1629–1630, 1632–1634
sc see pendulum
bilateral postal sc, mkr, Maul, Philipp Jakob, 361, 1627–1636
Billings, John, brother of Billings, R, 2474
Billings, R, coin sc retailer, 12, 356–360, 2472, 2474
bimetallism, 881, 985, 1898, 2068
binary division, 1993
Binding Book of Blacksmiths,' 2254
Bingham, agent for Fairbanks, 2329
Bingley, Master of Mint, 391
Binns' Paktong, N & Q 128, answer, 1972
Biographic Index of American Science, Elliot (1979), 2091
Birch, George
apprentice of Wenborn, Robert, 1739
dates, 1739
succeeded by Herbert, Thomas & Sons, 1736
"Birds of a Feather" (article by Katz), 2556–2560
Birks, J, weigh scoop patentee, 2924
Birmingham, inspectors mark, 21, 24, 46, 1978, 2031
Birmingham Assay Office, 23–24, 45, 498–500, 1471, 1473–1474, 1494–1496
mark on wts, 45, 498
stamping wts, 23–24, 1082
Birmingham style, folding gold bal, 200
bishop marks, 2387
bismar, def, 175, 1030, 1035, 1075
"Bismar"
article by Carley, 823–824
article by Crawforth, 1026–1035
article by Knights, 1240–1244
bismar
banned, 1327, 2714
coin, 236, 321, 992, 1303, 2712–2713
compendium, 1031
counterpoise on, 2145
ease of use, 1369
hay fork, 669
kitchen, 765, 773, 823, 1031, 2714
letter opener, 1408, 2714
martini, 1030, 2715
multi-pivot, 400
nationality
American, 992, 1030–1031
Bermese, 2713
British, 16, 236, 479, 568, 773, 944–946, 1030–1031, 1220, 1231, 1303, 1999, 2498, 2701–2702, 2929–2930, 2936–2940
Danish, 1031, 1264, 2177–2179, 2713
Finnish, 1240–1244
German, 2713
Indian, 2712
Indian Ocean, 1244
Persian, 2712
Peruvian, 2909–2911
Roman, 823, 2713, 2911
Russian, 2712
Scottish, 2714
postal, 2, 16, 19, 236, 397, 400, 428, 454, 479, 568, 679–680, 704–708, 817, 944, 1030–1031, 1220, 1231, 1264, 1359–1360, 1408, 2701–2702, 2714, 2936–2940
registered design, 1220, 2701–2702
saddled, 2498
shelf edge, 2701–2702, 2715
slit beam, 1326
trade, 823, 1030, 1241
wooden sc, 1030, 1241–1242
zoge bakari, 321
bismar, 2712
bismar mkr
Bex, 479
Bradford, Darby & Hulls, 1303
Farthing, J, 1231
Greaves, 236, 1031
Greaves, Edward, 16, 2701–2702
Greaves, John & Son, 16, 946, 2701–2702
Hartley, 773, 1031
Hooper, H, 1220, 2701–2702
Linex, 1031, 1264, 2714
Lund, W, 1231
Maasstrone Mfg Co.,
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