BSG.BS.00978

BSG.BS.00978 — Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, NP, 1818

Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, NP, 1818, Image by StuE, Found by Doug Turner.

Found in Somerset, 22mm, 11.9g.

Russian Bale Seal, Image by StuE, Found by Doug Turner. Found in Somerset.

First side:- First line - NP Second line - ?M12 = initials and numerals indicating the content of the bales. Third line - 181? = date of assessment.

Second side:- First line- Л? = initials for Inspection. Second & Third line - С:?? = S:?? РОВЬ = ROV name of quality control officer. Fourth line - H30 = N30 = number of work station used by QA officer.

See Fig.4b and section 5.2.5.6, p.22, *Russian Cloth Seals in Britain: Trade, Textiles and Origins by John Sullivan.

Russian Flax quality control seal.

Inscription deciphered and completed by Ged Dodd of The PeaceHavens Project, IDS 69 using his extensive database:- NP / AM12H / 1818 // ЛД = LD / C. ГУPOBЬ = S. GUROV / H30

The information on this seal appears to be identical to that shown on the other 1818 NP seal found by Doug Turner.