Record ID: LANCUM-3BA303
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead seal possibly used to seal bags of grain dating to the 19th to early 20th century probably originally bearing the name of the processor. This is a very common find on farmland. Lead seals of this type vary in size and the design impression is usually week. Some seals carry bust of monarchs and these were known as Alnage seals and were attached to rolls of cloth. The diameter is 30mm and the weight 25.21g.
Created on: Monday 1st June 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'HALTON WITH AUGHTON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-502B24
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
This object is probably a cast lead token. The earlier tokens were made from pewter but the lead tokens are normally associated with the 17th – 18th centuries. The exact purpose has not been ascertained but it seems most likely that they were used by the working class as a form of low denomination currency as they were made at a time when small change was in short supply. The lead tokens seem to be mainly associated with rural areas. They were often used as a gap filler when when copper and brass tokens ceased to be produced in 1672. Landowners often found lead tokens a useful way to…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd June 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'HALTON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-8DDDD4
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy seal of medieval-post medieval date 1500 -1800 AD. The seal is sub circular and has been marked with an off-centre cross withing a circle. Length: 21mm, width: 17mm.
Created on: Thursday 10th March 2011
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pendle Hall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-6A6067
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small lead seal with crossed keys and the letter 'I' and 'X' on the obverse and a plain reverse. It dates from the Post-Medieval or Early Modern period. Similar to LANCUM-139ED2. The diameter is 13mm and width 6mm.
Created on: Wednesday 20th July 2011
Last updated: Monday 25th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'WESHAM', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-87E100
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead-alloy bag or sack seal with London shield, dating from the post-medieval period, probably from around AD 1661. The seal is a four-part seal which was folded over and sealed. It was composed of two square central panels, a circle on one side and a circular panel with intregral knop/rivet on the other sides. The seal was used by folding it over in the middle, pushing the knop through the circle and hammering in flat on the other side. The seal was officiated with two stamps on the sqaure panels which are still somewhat visible: a (probably not crowned) portcullis with 1661 above and…
Created on: Tuesday 5th August 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eccleston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-92F861
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval incomplete cast lead or lead alloy bale seal, perhaps issued during the reign of Queen Anne. This disc features an eagle on both sides and appears to have been made in Hull. As Egan (1994, 60) states, the relief designs on these alnage seals are characterised by fine detail resulting from well-engraved dies. Alnage seals indicated the flax or cloth had been checked for quality by a Crown official and that the subsidy (tax) had been paid. The length is 21mm, width 18mm, thickness 3 mm and the weight is 9.64g.
Created on: Friday 4th December 2009
Last updated: Sunday 5th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'PRESTON', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-EE7A53
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-Medieval/Modern lead seal.
Created on: Wednesday 7th March 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fylde', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-EE7F46
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-Medieval/Modern lead seal.
Created on: Wednesday 7th March 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fylde', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-EE85A3
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Post Medieval to Early Modern lead alloy bag-seal of G&T Earle Hull Limited Pelican brand cement bag. The seal is circular, folded and the lower tab is missing. The obverse surface depicts a pelican in her piety, within a plain border. The outer plain border encloses the inscription,' +GAJ TARLJ TOP?.' G & T Earle, a major cement manufacturer established in the early 19th century, recorded the trade name 'Pelican' cement in September 1897" (UKDFD Ref. No. - 15416). Egan, G., 1994 Lead cloth seals and related items in the British Museum London : Department of Medieval and Lat…
Created on: Wednesday 7th March 2007
Last updated: Sunday 5th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fylde', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-2C5D46
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval bag or sack seal made from cast lead. The obverse is decorated with crossed keys within an encompassing concentric circle. There is a small quatrefoil or four-petalled clover leaf between the crossed shanks of the keys. The reverse is plain.
Created on: Friday 16th June 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 20th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Catterall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-EE8E51
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead seal dating to the medieval to post medieval period. It is circular in shape, with a flat base and slightly concave front, the sides are slightly rounded. The front has a cross on it, whilst the back is patterned with cloth marks.
Created on: Thursday 3rd June 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bolton Le Sands', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-6EB151
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval lead or lead alloy bale or bag seal. The seal is circular in plan, with a flat front and back and slightly rounded edges. Two rectangular perforations pass through the thickness of the seal. There is design on both sides, on one side shield and cross design in centre and the other side is looks like a cross with dots although it is difficult to make out. This is possibly french. Dates to between c1500 and c1750 AD. Diameter 18mm, thickness 6mm, and weight 12.35g.
Created on: Monday 21st June 2004
Last updated: Sunday 5th April 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-00BC21
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably a post medieval lead seal. Made of two discs joined by a small strip of lead. One disc seems to have a central design with writing around it which is illegible.
Created on: Monday 28th June 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Broughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-024B44
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A folded lead disk with a tear in it, possibly a post-medieval lead seal.
Created on: Monday 28th June 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Broughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-4551B7
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval royal wax seal, broken. The obverse shows a man mounted on a horse, the reverse shows a man seated on a throne. Given the size of it, it is probably a ‘great seal’ and would have been used on a fairly important document. It is made of brown wax rather than green or red. It is made in two layers with the parchment tag (now cut off) sandwiched between. This suggests 1700s or later. That is backed up by the word ‘Archithesaurius’ around the rim. George I (1714-27) used this: he called himself Arch-Treasurer of the Holy Roman Empire. Some later monarchs probably used…
Created on: Monday 6th June 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-EEEB92
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval bag or sack seal, which had a fleur-de-lis on on the obverse; the inscription around the fleur is virtually illegible: possibly the date (1688 or 1888?) and LIS or ISLE(?). Lettering on the reverse is illegible, too.
Created on: Wednesday 7th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bickerstaffe Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-F4CE42
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead seal, possibly originating from a bale of heckled flax from St Petersburg in Russia. These seals were attached to the bales that were imported into Britain and were eventually thrown out with the woody part of the stem to be mixed with night soil removed from the openb streets or with manure and sold to local farmers as fertliser or to treat the land.
Created on: Monday 7th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nateby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-EE0032
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead seal. Post-Medieval 16th-18th century in date. The obverse relief decoration depicts crossed keys within an encompassing concentric circle. The keys cross at the centre of the decoration which in turn create quadrants and there is a number 2 between the two shanks and an 'x' in the opposite quarter. The reverse of the object is plain except for an inconspicuous central ridge from one side to the other.
Created on: Thursday 1st December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-FB41A8
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Russian bag seal, dating to the post medieval period. It is cicular in shape with rounded edges and flat top and base. It is made up of two circular pieces of lead stamped with an inscription, and crudely joined together at the edges. There are two holes in the edge which run across the circumference of the seal, there would have been for the string to go through.
Created on: Wednesday 28th April 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-FB5664
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Russian lead bag seal, post medieval in date. Two circular pieces of lead stamped with an inscription on both sides. The two pieces are crudely joined together at the edges. There are two holes in the edges running across the circuference of the seal for string to go through.
Created on: Wednesday 28th April 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-FC3ED7
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval lead or lead alloy uniface seal with a stamped 2.Post Medieval lead or lead alloy alnage seal mid 16th to 18th century AD. Probably English but it may originate from elsewhere in Europe. The obverse contains the number 2 and the reverse is illegible. No exact parallel has been found for this seal. Alnage seals, cloth seals and bale seals were widely used in Europe between the 13th and 19th centuries as a means of identification and as a component of regulation and quality control. Cloth seals probably originated in the Low Countries in the thirteenth century, and then be…
Created on: Friday 22nd November 2013
Last updated: Sunday 5th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ormskirk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-FC4736
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval lead or lead alloy alnage bag seal mid 16th to 18th century AD probably Hungarian. The obverse contains lettering but they are difficult to make out. The reverse is decorated with 4 stylised flower roses. One of the many German flour steam mills situated around Budapest but unfortunately the name of the mill is missing. Similar to PAS Unique ID: KENT-76A152. Another seal on the database, SWYOR-639D77, notes that DAMPF MUHLEN A.G. suggests a German steam mill manufacturer - see http://ourpasthistory.com/Gallerya/main.php?g2_itemId=29404 for more details. Alnage seals, clo…
Created on: Friday 22nd November 2013
Last updated: Sunday 5th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ormskirk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-4FD7E5
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete cast lead bag seal of late Post-Medieval or Modern date. The seal is circular in plan with a roughly rectangular cross section. It is comprised of a single disc of metal which is perforated by a hole running across its diameter which would have housed wire or textile ligatures which were used to secure a bag. It has a circular depression on each side and within each depression has EARLES & KING on one side and EK on the other. It is from the Earles & King Liverpool Oil Mill, known to be trading in 1890. The diameter is 22mm and the weight 8.39g.
Created on: Tuesday 14th July 2015
Last updated: Monday 3rd August 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-1F893C
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead Russian oval flax bale seal with two squashed sub-rectangular slots diagonally opposite each other on each side of the seal, which would have allowed the sealing cord to pass through the seal and attach it to the bale of cloth. The obverse is stamped with a Cyrillic inscription: "N P / UH12 / 1809" and on the reverse: ЛA/C(ND) [-]NP may indicate the name of a port, possibly Narva in Estonia These types of seal were used as a means to monitor and ensure the quality of products such as flax hemp from Russia (Sullivan, J. 2000 'Lead Seals of Russian Origin in Fife' Tayside …
Created on: Monday 16th February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 19th May 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-203081
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead cloth seal possibly off a French flour bag, post medieval 19th or 20th century date. Similar to SF-C8A566. The diameter is 17mm and the weight 5.88g.
Created on: Monday 16th February 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 20th May 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-849D09
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead bag seal of post-medieval date (c. AD 1500 - 1800). The object is formed from two circular discs that have been pressed together, with a rectangular strip extending from the top. Both sides have a hachured design, probably inadvertently as a result of being pressed against textile. The object has a light brown patina. It is 30.87mm in length, 22.01mm width and 3.06mm in thickness. It weighs 9.50g.
Created on: Tuesday 30th April 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 1st May 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-84BB00
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Broken lead bag seal of post-medieval date (c. AD 1500 - 1800). The object is formed from two circular discs that were pressed together but have now seperated, although a central strip from one remains still attached to the other. One face displays a Tudor rose in relief, with the letter H beside it. The other side is blank. The object has a light brown patina. It is 23.80mm in diameter and 3.40mm in thickness. It weighs 8.04g.
Created on: Tuesday 30th April 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 1st May 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-AC4CDC
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead bag seal of late medieval to post-medieval date (c. AD 1500 - 1600). The object takes the form of a circular disc which has a rectangular tab extending from the top, the end of which is missing, with a further tab on the back face. The front face has a design in relief of a square shield bordered by an inscription in capitals. A wide ridge runs down the middle of the shield. Unfortunately, the surface of the object is too worn to be able to make out what the inscription says. The back face has a hachured design formed as a result of being pressed against textile. The object has a…
Created on: Thursday 2nd May 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 7th May 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-AD8B1E
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Worn lead bag seal of post-medieval date (c. AD 1500 - 1800). The object takes the form of a circular disc which has a rectangular tab extending from the top. Both faces are worn and fragmentary. The object has a light brown patina. It is 17.71mm in length, 12.98mm width and 2.47mm in thickness. It weighs 2.04g.
Created on: Thursday 2nd May 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 7th May 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-640173
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small cast lead-alloy bag or sack seal, probably dating from the post-medieval period. The fragment is the centre of a two-part bag or sack seal with the ring, pin and some of the obverse remaining. The stamp on seems to read 5*C/H with the large letter C possibly referring to the port of Colchester (Essex) where imported goods went through customs.
Created on: Tuesday 6th March 2012
Last updated: Friday 5th February 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Croston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-CEDB72
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Post-medieval to Early Modern lead or lead alloy bag seal. Produced by OHLENDORFF MANUFACTURERS of London for bags Peruvian Government guano. Dates from between 1873 & 1946 AD. On one side OHLENDORFF MANUFACTURERS is curved inside a circular raised dotted border and in the middle is & Co with LONDON under that. The other side also has a raised dotted circle border but with DISSOLVED PERUVIAN GOVERNMENT curved inside the border and curved inside this is GUARANTEED ANALYSIS with GUANO in a straight line, and in the centre is a Cornucopia trade mark. The cornucopia features on the P…
Created on: Thursday 13th February 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 4th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kirkham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-CF25B8
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Post-medieval to Early Modern lead or lead alloy bag seal. Produced by OHLENDORFF MANUFACTURERS of London for bags Peruvian Government guano. Dates from between 1873 & 1946 AD. On one side OHLENDORFF MANUFACTURERS is curved inside a circular raised dotted border and in the middle is & Co with LONDON under that. The other side also has a raised dotted circle border but with DISSOLVED PERUVIAN GOVERNMENT curved inside the border and curved inside this is GUARANTEED ANALYSIS with GUANO in a straight line, and in the centre is a Cornucopia trade mark. The cornucopia features on the P…
Created on: Thursday 13th February 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 4th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kirkham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-1069D5
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Post Medieval to Modern lead alloy kosher seal. The seal is roughly circular and has a slot running through it from top to bottom, cord would be run around the object then through the slot and it which would have been squeezed closed to attach it to the cord. One face has a raised Star of David (open interlocked equilateral triangles forming a six pointed star), the other the number 270. The seal may be from meat or some other goods where similar restrictions apply, and denotes that the merchandise is Kosher. The number probably relates to the manufacturer/butcher. Similar e…
Created on: Monday 26th June 2017
Last updated: Friday 29th November 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-F7DD2D
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy bale seal probably dating 1600 to 1800 AD. The diameter is 23mm and the weight 15.52g.
Created on: Monday 1st February 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd February 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-F83120
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy bale seal probably dating 1600 to 1800 AD. The diameter is 22m and the weight 8.08g.
Created on: Monday 1st February 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd February 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-B0FF2D
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post Medieval to modern lead bale seal from Riga, Narva and the Baltic States, dating to c. AD 1800. The seal is circular with worn edges and a roughly rectangular cross section. It is comprised of a single unifaced disc of metal which is perforated by a hole running across its diameter which would have been for wire or textile ligatures which were used to secure a bag. One face is stamped with the initials *IM* surrounded by pellets with more initials below possiblt *IN*. The other face is decorated with a Cross quartered plus shield with pellets. The diameter is 21mm and the …
Created on: Monday 20th February 2017
Last updated: Monday 20th February 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-FA2797
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy bale seal probably dating 1600 to 1800 AD. The diameter is 21mm, thickness is 7mm and the weight 10g.
Created on: Saturday 2nd April 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 30th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dinckley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-B31AD2
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, lead alloy strip probably dating from the Post Medieval period, dating from c. AD 1600 - c. AD 1800. The strip is engraved with the initials 'T' and 'V' divided by the symbol for a star. It is possibly off a name plate attached to goods similar to an anlnage seal. The length is 35mm, the width is 13mm and the weight 6.57g.
Created on: Tuesday 15th November 2016
Last updated: Monday 5th December 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-084572
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy Russian bale seal. Obv: Line 1: ЛД Line 2: АР.НЕ Line 3: ФЕДО(В) Line 4: Н19. Rev: Line 1: H:P Line 2: TK:12 (H) Line 3: 1787 The obverse seems to record the inspector's name as Ar. Nefedo(v) and he was working out of post number 19. Line 1 has the usual abbreviation for flax inspector or inspection. For what may be the same inspector see IDS 1063 www.peacehavens.co.uk/BSINDENT1000.htm. The reading of this seal is based on a blurred image and LANCUM-084572 may add information about his name etc. This is so far only the second seal apparently recording this name…
Created on: Tuesday 30th January 2018
Last updated: Monday 5th February 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-9AFD1E
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead bag or bale seal of post-medieval date 1600 to 1900AD. The seal is circular with worn edges and a roughly rectangular cross section. It is comprised of a single disc of metal which is perforated by a hole running across its diameter which would have been for wire or textile ligatures used to secure a bag. The seal is decorated with a crowned lion within a shield a common device which frequently bears the initials of the ruling monarch at their time of issue to either side. Lead bale and cloth seals were used between the 13th and 19th centuries as a means of identificat…
Created on: Tuesday 8th August 2017
Last updated: Monday 21st August 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-3A5B41
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Hungarian lead alloy flour bag seal that dates to c.AD 1891-1950. The seal is formed of a circular disc with two hole penetrating the side to allow for string to threaded in order to tie a bag. The front face shows the figure 0 in a triangle of wheat ears with MT around. The 0 refers to the grade of flour. Around the sides of the triangle there appear to be letters; 'M' and 'T'. The reverse has a raised inscription which reads PESTI / HENGER / MALOM. Pesti Hengermalom translates to translates as 'Pest Roller Mill' and was created in 1839/1841, making it the earliest…
Created on: Wednesday 27th June 2018
Last updated: Thursday 7th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mawdesley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-D801B7
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead bag seal of post-medieval date (c. 1600 - 1800 AD). The object is formed from two circular discs pressed together with two rectangular apertures left for textile ligatures. There is a raised design on one face of a long or Latin cross with three pellets in each of the upper corners on a square shield, within a beaded border. The other face has the inscription: 12K. A section of the object has broken off and it is unclear whether the inscription would have continued. The broken edge is heavily patinated with a white patina that extends across the object. It is 20.55mm in length, 1…
Created on: Friday 8th February 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 19th February 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-BF8E22
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy alnage seal probably dating to the Post-medievlal period 1700 to 1900AD. The inscription reads FIRENZE ie Italian for the city of Florence. The other face has the lily (or iris) which continues to be the symbol of Florence. What goods the seal was attached to is not indicated. The diameter is 18mm and the weight 8.59g.
Created on: Friday 17th March 2017
Last updated: Monday 10th April 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-E787B5
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead-alloy Dutch Customs House seal dating from the modern period, i.e. from post-AD1815. On the obverse, next to the coat of arms are the two letters 'R' and 'A', meaning 'Regten en Accynsen' (customs and excise). The number on the reverse, '645', is a control number.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd March 2011
Last updated: Thursday 31st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Warton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-B448C0
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably a Russian cast lead or lead-alloy seal dating from the 18th or 19th century, probably from AD1761 (date on seal). It is very worn and the stamps are slightly off-centre. Generally, these lead seals are sub-oval in plan with abraded side edges. In section the seal is a sub-rectangular with rounded corners, and there are two parallel holes running the width of the seal. The obverse reads in Cyrillic letters '*N*/*34*[...]'. The reverse reads '*N[*...] / N12II[...] / 1761'.The surface of the seal has a light cream coloured patina. These types of seal were used as a means to mo…
Created on: Sunday 24th July 2011
Last updated: Thursday 25th August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Morecambe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-2D3EE2
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete early modern lead alloy bag or sack seal dating from the 1750s. It was either miscast or one half of it has worn away. The obverse inscription reads N[...] / SB121[...] / 175[...], the latter probably displaying the year in which it was used. The reverse reads 'No 2'. The seal was probably used on a bag or sack containing seeds, compost or guano and was discarded after use.
Created on: Thursday 6th May 2010
Last updated: Thursday 6th May 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fylde', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-2AAAC5
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early modern lead or lead alloy seal dating to between c1880 and c1890AD. It is decorated in low relief with a continuous raised circular border on both sides with THE QUEEN'S SEEDSMEN in three lines across the middle and with script around the border. This reads WEBB & SONS at the top. At the bottom it would probably have read SALTNEY STOURBRIDGE (or CHESTER). The other side depicts their trade mark shield with REGISTERED around the border to one side, and TRADEMARK to the other. It is a rarer variant on the common Webbs seal (which says MANURE MANFRS instead of THE QUEEN'S SEEDSMEN)…
Created on: Friday 26th July 2013
Last updated: Monday 20th January 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wesham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-B33971
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead alloy bag-seal G&T Earle Hull Limited, Pelican brand cement bag seal.dating to the Early Modern period c.19th century AD. The seal is circular, folded and the lower tab is missing. The obverse surface depicts a pelican in her piety, within a plain border. The outer plain border encloses the inscription,' +GAJ TARLJ TOP?.' The length is 23mm, the width is 19mm. G & T Earle, a major cement manufacturer established in the early 19th century, recorded the trade name 'Pelican' cement in September 1897" (UKDFD Ref. No. - 15416). Egan, G., 1994 Lead cloth seals and related ite…
Created on: Tuesday 17th May 2016
Last updated: Sunday 5th April 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-0309E3
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast and stamped flour mill lead bag seal, of Modern date, c.AD 1880-1950. Cast disc with a slot in one side and a bifurcated slot in the opposite edge to serve as a drawstring bag closure. One side bears a stamped legend, and the other a stamped numeral '0'. The legend reads: GIZE[...] / GÖZMALOM / BUDA[...] Founded in Budapest in 1880, Gizella Steam Mills produced flour and operated through until 1963. It measures 20.18mm in diameter, 3.86mm in thickness, and weighs 6.00g
Created on: Friday 18th February 2022
Last updated: Sunday 20th February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Scotforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-030B0E
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast and stamped flour mill lead bag seal, of Modern date, c.AD 1880-1950. Cast disc with a slot in one side and a bifurcated slot in the opposite edge to serve as a drawstring bag closure. One side bears a stamped legend, and the other a stamped numeral '0'. The legend reads: GIZELLA / [G]ÖZMALO[M] / BU[...] Founded in Budapest in 1880, Gizella Steam Mills produced flour and operated through until 1963. It measures 19.66mm in diameter, 4.45mm in thickness, and weighs 7.53g.
Created on: Friday 18th February 2022
Last updated: Sunday 20th February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Scotforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-030B95
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast and stamped flour mill lead bag seal, of Modern date, c.AD 1880-1950. Cast disc with a slot in one side and a bifurcated slot in the opposite edge to serve as a drawstring bag closure. One side bears a stamped legend, and the other a stamped numeral '0'. The legend reads: GIZEL[...] / GÖZMAL[...] / BU[...] Founded in Budapest in 1880, Gizella Steam Mills produced flour and operated through until 1963. It measures 20.35mm in diameter, 4.30mm in thickness, and weighs 6.10g.
Created on: Friday 18th February 2022
Last updated: Sunday 20th February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Scotforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-030E7A
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast and stamped lead bag seal of Modern date, c.1894-1921 of the Leeds Phosphate Works. A pair of cast linked discs clamped together with an aperture either side of their thickest part for a connecting tie. Both faces of the bag seal has stamped writing. One face has: 'The Leeds Phosphate Works Ltd' and the other 'Basic Slag'. The writing is difficult to distinguish because of wear and any images there may have been are unclear. The object has an off-white to pale brown patina. Obverse: [...]H[...] / LEED[S] / PHOSPHATE / [W]ORKS / [L]TD. Reverse: [...]SIC / [...…
Created on: Friday 18th February 2022
Last updated: Monday 21st February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Quernmore', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-4A7507
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead-alloy seal with the impression of a large wall and gate with a tower on either side and sailing ship in front. The inscription has broken away and the only remaining letters barely legible are 'BELLO'. It is possibly a seal connected to a of a city or town which was near the sea and had a harbour.
Created on: Wednesday 25th May 2005
Last updated: Friday 15th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'nr Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-13CFA7
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval bag or sack seal made from cast lead; a fragment of the woollen(?) strip survives. The seal is almost unreadable, despite cleaning. However, one side shows an animal, possible a sheep or dog? If it was a sheep, the bag may have contain wool(?).
Created on: Monday 3rd October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.