BSG.BS.01301 — Hungarian, Flour Bag Seal, MT Wheat Ear Triangle 0

Found on the Isle of Man.

Triangle formed from wheat ears with 0. in its centre and the letter M along the outer left side. The other side has DAMPF MUHLEN across the middle and lettering around the outside - E???? (OFEN?) PESTER and possibly G.

"The principal industry of Hungary is flour-milling. The number of steam-mills, which in 1867 was about 150, rose to 1723 in 1895 and to 1845 in 1905. Between 3,000,000 and 3,200,000 tons of wheat-flour are produced annually. The principal steam-mills are at Budapest; large steam-mills are also established in many towns, while there are a great number of water-mills and some wind-mills. The products of these mills form the principal article of export of Hungary." From Historical Text Archive - Austria-Hungary and Poland, A Short History of.