Avery
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Avery may refer to:
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[edit] Business
- Avery Dennison Corporation, manufacturer of office supplies including ink pens and adhesive labels, or its Avery trademark
- Avery Weigh-Tronix, manufacturer of weighing scales
- Avery Berkel, the predecessor of Avery Weigh-Tronix
- GEC-Avery, the predecessor of Avery Berkel
- W & T Avery Ltd., the predecessor of GEC-Avery
- Avery Co., historic farm tractor manufacturer
- Avery (automobile company), a defunct American automobile company [1]
[edit] Places
- Avery (crater), a crater on the Moon
- Avery, an asteroid
- United States
- Avery, California
- Avery, Idaho
- Avery, Indiana
- Avery, Ohio
- Avery, Texas
- Avery Township, Michigan
- Avery County, North Carolina
- Avery Creek, North Carolina
- Avery Island, Louisiana
- Avery Point, Ontario
[edit] People
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[edit] Given name
- Avery Brooks, American actor
- Avery Johnson, retired NBA basketball player, current coach of the Dallas Mavericks
- Avery Lee, author of VirtualDub
- Avery Schreiber, American actor and comedian
- Avery Storm, American R&B singer
[edit] In fiction
- Avery, a minor Death Eater in the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
- Avery Carrington, a fictional real estate tycoon in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Avery Connor, a central character in Yoshitaka Amano and Greg Rucka's graphic novel, Wolverine & Elektra: The Redeemer
[edit] References
- ^ Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925 (New York: Bonanza, 1950), p.205.