Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, WK, 1791
Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Flax, WK, 1791, Image and Found by Howard Richards
Found near Royston in north Hertfordshire.
First side:-
First line - W.K.
Second line - TH12H = Roman script initials and numerals indicating the content of the bales.
Third line - 1791 = date of assessment.
Second side:-
First line- ЛД = LD = initials for Flax Inspection.
Second & Third line - С.СIНЯ = S.SINYa
?ОВБ = ?OVB = name of quality control officer.
Fourth line - *N70* = number of work station used by QA officer.
See section 5.2.3.1, Russian Seals, 1762-1769, Russian Cloth Seals in Britain: Trade, Textiles and Origins by John Sullivan.
This is a Russian flax bale quality control seals.
Inscription deciphered and completed by Ged Dodd of The PeaceHavens Project, IDS 91 using his extensive database:-
ЛД = LD / C.CИHЯKOBЬ / (S.SINYAKOV) / H66 // WK / TH12H / 1791
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