I guess we need a Best --BALE SEAL-- Theme thread

[Iron Patch]

Here's a pic to get us started. I'll post may favourites later.

Mid. 18th century French.

 

[TheDane]

Very nice seals, Iron Patch

The seal with the crocodile tied to a palmtree is without any doubt from the french town Nîmes in the south of the country.
The old roman name of the town was COLONIA NEMAUSUS, on your seal short COL -- NEM
The view was used on ancient coins of the town, and used in new times on seals.
See here: http://www.livius.org/ne-nn/nimes/nimes1.html

The seal of todays Nîmes looks the same way:
http://www.phonebookoftheworld.com/france/city/city-of-nimes-seal.jpg

 

[Iron Patch]

Very nice seals, Iron Patch

The seal with the crocodile tied to a palmtree is without any doubt from the french town Nîmes in the south of the country.
The old roman name of the town was COLONIA NEMAUSUS, on your seal short COL -- NEM
The view was used on ancient coins of the town, and used in new times on seals.
See here: http://www.livius.org/ne-nn/nimes/nimes1.html

The seal of todays Nîmes looks the same way:
http://www.phonebookoftheworld.com/france/city/city-of-nimes-seal.jpg

Yes, I know, I researched it when I found it a couple of years ago. It's one of my favourites for sure.

 

[TheDane]

OK, you know about the "FLOREBO"-one too then, I guess ?

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Some decent seals here.. Fun post

 

[Silver Searcher]

A couple of mine, dug out of the lead bucket

SS

 

[Iron Patch]

OK, you know about the "FLOREBO"-one too then, I guess ?

Yep, and it's in the post because it's also one of my favourites. As fas as French seals here that is probably the most common.

Back to the one from Nimes, I was told it was East India Company but is something I haven't been able to confirm, mostly because I didn't look. Do you know if that is the case.

 

[TheDane]

OK, you know about the "FLOREBO"-one too then, I guess ?

Yep, and it's in the post because it's also one of my favourites. As fas as French seals here that is probably the most common.

Back to the one from Nimes, I was told it was East India Company but is something I haven't been able to confirm, mostly because I didn't look. Do you know if that is the case.

Hi
I know that the Florebo-one is East India Company, but the one from Nimes ... I don´t know ?
I would rather say that it is a cloth seal. Maybe from the famous Denim ?

 

[Iron Patch]

OK, you know about the "FLOREBO"-one too then, I guess ?

Yep, and it's in the post because it's also one of my favourites. As fas as French seals here that is probably the most common.

Back to the one from Nimes, I was told it was East India Company but is something I haven't been able to confirm, mostly because I didn't look. Do you know if that is the case.

Hi
I know that the Florebo-one is East India Company, but the one from Nimes ... I don´t know ?
I would rather say that it is a cloth seal. Maybe from the famous Denim ?

I'd say it probably is East India Company since the others show up. We just call all of them bale seals, have for years.

 

[CRUSADER]

A couple of mine, dug out of the lead bucket

SS

Keep them out of the bucket, they do sell OK on ebay in lots of 20. Specially the Cloth Seals.

 

[Silver Searcher]

A couple of mine, dug out of the lead bucket

SS

Keep them out of the bucket, they do sell OK on ebay in lots of 20. Specially the Cloth Seals.

All the spindle whorls and lead weights are in there as well

SS

 

[CRUSADER]

A couple of mine, dug out of the lead bucket

SS

Keep them out of the bucket, they do sell OK on ebay in lots of 20. Specially the Cloth Seals.

All the spindle whorls and lead weights are in there as well

SS

My Lead Weights are but the Whorls are not...

 

[TheDane]

I´d never sell any of mine !

They tell so much history, and I find that interesting, knowing with what places my area traded !

 

[TheDane]

Hi Silver Searcher

The seal with the crown from Norrköping in Sweden is very interesting.
It is an old industrial town producing things like cloth and paper.
It has not been possible for me to find out what the text says ?
Do you know more about the seal ?
If not:
Could you please write here what letters you see ?

The word TILLVERKNING means like: PRODUCTION !

 

[CRUSADER]

I´d never sell any of mine !

They tell so much history, and I find that interesting, knowing with what places my area traded !

Nor would I, but my point was that if its in his scrap lead bucket & was going to be melted down (this is an assumption, might not have been his intention?), then he is best selling it to a collector who will appreciate them more. Is it not?

 

[Silver Searcher]

Hi Silver Searcher

The seal with the crown from Norrköping in Sweden is very interesting.
It is an old industrial town producing things like cloth and paper.
It has not been possible for me to find out what the text says ?
Do you know more about the seal ?
If not:
Could you please write here what letters you see ?

The word TILLVERKNING means like: PRODUCTION !

Under TILLVERKNING, it looks like the Letters...?ORRKOPING, I can see..?en? above, on the outher side, I can see...
DRAGS??R........ and I can't make out the rest but it's a long word below the Crown reads..FABR, MARK, Hope this helps

SS


R

 

[goldnow]

Don't Know much about them, but here's my best lead seals since August through December on my land alone. What is the difference between cloth and the other types seals?

 

[TheDane]

I´d never sell any of mine !

They tell so much history, and I find that interesting, knowing with what places my area traded !

Nor would I, but my point was that if its in his scrap lead bucket & was going to be melted down (this is an assumption, might not have been his intention?), then he is best selling it to a collector who will appreciate them more. Is it not?

Sure is !!

 

[TheDane]

@ Silver Searcher

There is no doubt, the lead seal is from Norrköping in Sweden
Fabr. mark means Factory Mark.

I have not been able to crack the long word, but I´ll keep trying.

Some kind of product seal it is fore sure !

 

[RELICDUDE07]

Kinda like yours ? found them in fl ....

 

[Iron Patch]

Kinda like yours ? found them in fl ....

Cool.... do you have a shot of the oher side?