✅ SOLVED I.R.S Thingmajig

[allen]

I found this a few weeks back and just now am able to get a pic
of it posted here on TNET. It is shaped like a badge and has U.S
in capital letters in the center of it and Internal Revenue around
the U.S. Any help is appreciated.

 

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[Diggit]

Are those the right pictures?

 

[allen]

What do you mean are they the right pictures?
Im not talking about the pennies lol.

 

[Diggit]

What do you mean are they right?

I can't see the lettering and it doesn't look like a badge shape.

 

[allen]

I am using my cell phone camera and it has a poor camera on it.
I thought it was shaped like a badge.

 

[Diggit]

looking closer I can see an 'S' in the top pic. I think it is an IRS property seal.

 

[allen]

Please dont think I was been a smartass when I said
im not talking about the pennies, it was a joke.
I thought it might have been something off of a
whiskey barrel or that sort of item.

 

[Diggit]

Please dont think I was been a smartass when I said
im not talking about the pennies, it was a joke.
I thought it might have been something off of a
whiskey barrel or that sort of item.

No,I didn't think that, I understood you. I'm pretty sure it's a seal some type. I'm thinking a two part type, you have the front half, and a wire went through the hole.

 

[allen]

Thank you and i will wait just a bit longer before marking it solved. But
I do believe you are correct.

 

[Monty]

Just another whatchamacallit. You guys sure get them mixed up with thingamabobs and thingamajigs. Next thing you know you will be calling them dohickeys. Montahickey

 

[ivan salis]

it is a IRS bottled in bond tax seal -- when booze is made taxes are paid upon the production of the amount of booze made -- these taxed barrels of booze are sealed as they left the factory by tax agents after being 'proof tested" --to be "bottled in bond" the stuff needed to be 100 proof or better --if one bought "bottled' in bond booze --one could be sure one was getting all the bang for the buck he paid for and that the booze wasn't "watered down" -- many modern wiskeys are as weak as 80 proof ---a full 1/5 th short of 100 proof--- for every 4 barrels of "taxed' 100 proof by watering it down to 80 proof you can yeild a extra barrel of " untaxed' 80 proof booze -- the tax seals on the barrels and the paper tax strips used to seal "bonded" bottles were meant to stop the watering down of the product ( a barrel or bottle with out a proper tax seal on it is illegal booze) and thru the use of barrel tax seals and paper tax strips on bottles -- assist in stopping the selling of the "bonus' barrels and bottles gained from watering down booze on the black market -

 

[Roger Mn.]

It looks like a tape measure missing the back.

 

[DCMatt]

Ivan is very close! It is an Interrnal Revenue Lock seal keyhole cover. VERY cool!



DCMatt

it is a IRS bottled in bond tax seal -- when booze is made taxes are paid upon the production of the amount of booze made -- these taxed barrels of booze are sealed as they left the factory by tax agents after being 'proof tested" --to be "bottled in bond" the stuff needed to be 100 proof or better --if one bought "bottled' in bond booze --one could be sure one was getting all the bang for the buck he paid for and that the booze wasn't "watered down" -- many modern wiskeys are as weak as 80 proof ---a full 1/5 th short of 100 proof--- for every 4 barrels of "taxed' 100 proof by watering it down to 80 proof you can yeild a extra barrel of " untaxed' 80 proof booze -- the tax seals on the barrels and the paper tax strips used to seal "bonded" bottles were meant to stop the watering down of the product ( a barrel or bottle with out a proper tax seal on it is illegal booze) and thru the use of barrel tax seals and paper tax strips on bottles -- assist in stopping the selling of the "bonus' barrels and bottles gained from watering down booze on the black market -

 

[ivan salis]

ah * a IRS train boxcar / semi truck door "tax seal" padlock used to secure booze shipments * --to prevent them being stolen or tampered with during shipment by train or truck from point A ( factory) to point B ( legal buyer)

 

[allen]

Thank you for the ID DCMatt and everyone else for been in the right area.
I do believe this one is solved and will have a green check next to it!