✅ SOLVED Bag Seal

[McCDig]

I found this bag seal in Bel Air, Maryland.
This and other evidence indicates the area has been farmed since at least 1800.
The printing on the lead appears to be all in German.

I know there is a great variety of such and identifying this particular seal requires a knowledge of seals as well as German.
Any information about the words and possible date of this seal is appreciated.

My guess is that it was used by a German immigrant farmer and, if correct, would place it in the early 1800s.

 

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[trikikiwi]

You could assist the searchers who want to help you; Me for example by describing any script you can read on the bale seal.

 

[Mud Hut]

Try looking at this website and see if you can find it: The Bagseal Gallery. Sposored by Shape Analysis

 

[Bramblefind]

I think that is a seal for a bag of potash / fertilizer and dates circa 1880s - early 1900s.I think it reads:KaliwerkeAscherslebenKalisalzbergwerk Aschersleben is the name of the town which had a potash salt mine (see "Kaliwerke")https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geschichte_der_Unternehmen_der_Stadt_Aschersleben

 

[Bramblefind]

I originally posted that message with more spaces between the words and sentences but for some reason it posted all smashed together and editing doesn't help.

 

[McCDig]

Thanks very much. I will mark this "Solved".
See this TreasureNet link to see pictures (better than mine) of an identical bag seal that was presented to the forum for identification:
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/51793-lead-seal.html