My favorite piece of fur trade era lead

[Rob (B.C.)]

Here's one of my HBC fur trade finds. I recognized it as a lead seal when I dug it, but it was very crusty and I couldn't see any detail. After cleaning, I could make out some detail and after some research I figured out that it has the Hudson Bay Co. motto "Pro Pelle Cutem" around the outside and the fox sitting on a hat in the middle taken from the company's coat of arms adopted in 1671!!!

By far one of my favorites!!



Here's the coat of arms for comparison.

[Iron Patch]

You wouldn't be right in the head if it wasn't a favorite!

[Jeff H]

That is a very cool piece of history !!

[The Patriot]

That is a beautiful piece of history right there...Congrats...I found quite a few seal now...some close to that age but not quite...

[Iron Patch]

That is a beautiful piece of history right there...Congrats...I found quite a few seal now...some close to that age but not quite...

Your seals are older! (It's only the design that dates to the 1600s)

[The Patriot]

That is a beautiful piece of history right there...Congrats...I found quite a few seal now...some close to that age but not quite...

Your seals are older! (It's only the design that dates to the 1600s)

yeah kinda caught after posting....it's all good bro...

[Iron Patch]

That is a beautiful piece of history right there...Congrats...I found quite a few seal now...some close to that age but not quite...

Your seals are older! (It's only the design that dates to the 1600s)

yeah kinda caught after posting....it's all good bro...

Rob ain't gonna get no false credit from me. That trade stuff holds enough on it's own.

[Rob (B.C.)]

That is a beautiful piece of history right there...Congrats...I found quite a few seal now...some close to that age but not quite...

Your seals are older! (It's only the design that dates to the 1600s)

yeah kinda caught after posting....it's all good bro...

Rob ain't gonna get no false credit from me. That trade stuff holds enough on it's own.

Yeah, I wasn't looking for extra credit....

I should have been clear, that the HBC coat of arms is a 1600's design.......My bale seal is probably 1820's.

[The Patriot]

That is a beautiful piece of history right there...Congrats...I found quite a few seal now...some close to that age but not quite...

Your seals are older! (It's only the design that dates to the 1600s)

yeah kinda caught after posting....it's all good bro...

Rob ain't gonna get no false credit from me. That trade stuff holds enough on it's own.

Yeah, I wasn't looking for extra credit....

I should have been clear, that the HBC coat of arms is a 1600's design.......My bale seal is probably 1820's.

still a beauty...and would look great in any display...

[allen]

that is a find you dont see very often !!!