Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Hemp/Flax, Paired Inspectors , Image & Found by Crepitis.
Found in Scotland, ?mm.
A Russian flax or hemp bale seal.
First side:-
First line:- ?.П.С. = ?.P.S.
Second & Third lines:- П.ВАЛО / ?АНОВЬ = P.VALO / ?ANOV' [initials & surname of Quality Control Officer*
Fourth line:- H:2 = N:2 = the number of the post the QA Officer worked at.*
Second side:-
First line:- ?П = ?P
Second and Third line:- ?САФР / ??ОВЬ = ?SAFR / ??OV' = Safronov (Quality control officer also found on an 1820 seal in a private collection RN 01* and E. Safronov on an 1836 seal from St Petersburg 1339.1999.54.35 held in Cupar, Fife Museum*)
Fourth line:- Year, Date of use
See Figs. on pages 54 & 55, *Russian Cloth Seals in Britain: Trade, Textiles and Origins by John Sullivan.
From Ged Dodd, director of The PeaceHavens Project, "This seal is P.BALOBANOV and E.SAFRONOV
A paired inspection seal where one inspector was training another..
ЛПC = LPS is the senior in paired inspection
П.БAЛOБAHOB = P.BALOBANOV
working at 2 post .. and training ..E.SAFRONOV
.. and others ---------
ЛП is the junior in paired inspection
E.CAФPOHOBЬ = E.SAFRONOV
working at 2 post .. after training he moved to
52 post at St Petersburg in 1831 (1831S15)
and was still there in 1834 (1834S05)
Seals found at Bentham Mill.
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P.BALOBANOV was usually paired with
ЛП the junior in paired inspection
B.COMPEKOB = V.SOMREKOV
working at 2 post .. Bentham Mill ND002,ND003,ND004
..and a seal from Kirriemuir Museum puts P.BALOBANOV
as being paired with A.Pogankin at 2 post ..
.. and a seal from NE Fife Museum Service puts
P.BALOBANOV as being paired with A.Pogankin at 3 post ..
