BSG.BS.01141 — Seed Merchants, John Sharpe & Sons Seal

"Says 'John Sharpe & Sons, Bardney, World Famous Seeds'. Guess what? - found at Bardney" (Lincolnshire).

Straight across the middle between raised lines is BARDNEY. This intersects a double ring with the following written between them - JOHN SHARPE & SONS in the top half and WORLD FAMED SEEDS in the bottom.

Company No: 17451; John Sharp and Company Ltd. Incorporated in 1882. Dissolved before 1916. Source - Board of Trade: Companies Registration Office: Files of Dissolved Companies held by The National Archives, Kew

Bardney Canning Factory 1909 The building was originally a pea and potato store for Mr John Sharpe and Son (Lord of Bardney Manor), a seed grower and merchant. Link