1857 Patent Mississippi "Vicksburg & Meridian Rail Road" bale seal. Beautiful condition!

[wuteverdude]

Found this beauty today in Clinton, MS. It's my 2nd bale seal and the better of the two by far! My first one was an Vicksburg & Alabama railroad which was this same railroad after a name change/restructuring in 1889.

I believe the patent is 1857 on this and from what I see online this should be around civil war era or just slightly after.

Excellent part of Mississippi history, I am thrilled to have found it!

Using the Manticore.

 

[lenmac65]

Cool find.. Nice to see one of those with so much detail on it, including an indication of age.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Very nice !

 

[Fredneck]

Cool find ! Though not a bale seal, it's a seal for the boxcar door. See #2 description.

 

[ModernMiner]

Cool find ! Though not a bale seal, it's a seal for the boxcar door. See #2 description.

I always thought they were bale seals too. Thanks for posting that about being RR door seals.
What book is that? Crouch's CW relics book?
-MM-

 

[ModernMiner]

Found this beauty today in Clinton, MS. It's my 2nd bale seal and the better of the two by far! My first one was an Vicksburg & Alabama railroad which was this same railroad after a name change/restructuring in 1889.

I believe the patent is 1857 on this and from what I see online this should be around civil war era or just slightly after.

Excellent part of Mississippi history, I am thrilled to have found it!

Using the Manticore.
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Man, that's a nice seal. Congrats to you. I'm going to have to relook at mine now. Some of them were dug near RR tracks. Interesting post.
-MM-

 

[pepperj]

Cool find ! Though not a bale seal, it's a seal for the boxcar door. See #2 description.

Great looking seal.
It's a really good impression on the lead.

Thanks for the clarification on the seal, learned something today.

 

[oldmxrat]

Very cool find, congrats!

 

[Digger RJ]

Found this beauty today in Clinton, MS. It's my 2nd bale seal and the better of the two by far! My first one was an Vicksburg & Alabama railroad which was this same railroad after a name change/restructuring in 1889.

I believe the patent is 1857 on this and from what I see online this should be around civil war era or just slightly after.

Excellent part of Mississippi history, I am thrilled to have found it!

Using the Manticore.
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Very Cool!!! Congrats!!!