Pocket Coin Balance in Wooden Case, English?, Late 18th Century

Subject: Coins & medals; Scales, balances & steelyards
Item type: Object
Primary inscriptions: Inside box : printed instructions on paper in base and on lid. Box lid : Cloakroom label, possibly faded yellow, "177" Box base : paper label "3338 Bf" crossed out and replaced by "(BCZA)".
Physical material: Wood; Copper Alloy
Object type: Coin balance
Dimensions: Height: 17mm Width: 145mm Depth: 39mm Weight: 116g
Inventory No: 10019

Description

Pocket folding copper alloy coin balance within a wooden case with button clasp. Instructions for use to check guinea coins on paper labels inside.