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SEAL
Unique ID: NLM-4B8562
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead
Bag Seal. Pair of cast discs joined clenched together with a stamped impression, apparently the same on both sides. A slot opposite two apertures formed a drawstring closure. A central motif in a bordered roundel depicts a pelican feeding its chicks with blood from its breast, a medieval motif representing Christ but here adopted as the trademark of G & T Earle, cement manufacturers. The company adopted the pelican brand name in 1897, and operated cement works on the Humber Bank at South Ferriby for much of the 20th century. A legend in two orders reads: (outer) LEADSEA[- - PELICAN, and (inner) G & T EARLE LIMITED. Suggested date: Modern, 1900-1950.
Diameter: 22.9mm, Thickness (maximum, rim): 4.8mm, Weight: 10.28gms.
Class:
Bag closure
Inscription:
LEAD SEA[- - PELICAN / G & T EARLE LIMITED
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1900
Date to: Circa AD 1950
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 4.8 mm
Weight: 10.28 g
Diameter: 22.9 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM18773
Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Kirton in Lindsey
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
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