BSG.BS.00982

BSG.BS.00982 — Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, NP, 1824

Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, NP, 1824, Image & Found by Dave Larner.

Found in the Chesterfield region.

First side:- First line - N.P. = unknown initials.* Second line - OP9(H?) = initials and numerals indicating the content of the bales. Third line - 1824 = date of assessment.

Second side:- First line- (Л?)Д = (L?)D = initials for (Flax?) Inspection. Second & Third line - Г.БОБЬI = G.BOBI ЩНЦК = ShNTsK = name of quality control officer. Fourth line - ?77 = 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.

This is a Russian flax or hemp bale quality control seal.

Inscription deciphered and completed by Ged Dodd of The PeaceHavens Project, IDS 70 using his extensive database:- ЛД = LD / Г.БOPЬIШHИK: = G.BORYSHNIKOV / H77 // NP / OP9H / 1824