(1) These patents were for a steelyard , a candlestick, the anglet, a mason's hoist for bricks and mortar, and a balance (scale).

(2) Dr Henig has suggested that the figurine could have been cast from a clay mould made with a bronze fitting of a jug handle or a steelyard weight.

(3) The patented invention for which he is best known, and which was the basis for his success as a manufacturer, was for the steelyard (a weighing device), which bears his name.