Lead Bag seal

simonthesearcher

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• Apr 27, 2007

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This is the first one ive found.I Googled Sutton & Sons and there seed merchants .They started in the 1700,s and are still going today.This bag seal would be from the 1800,s.

 

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Vlad

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• Apr 27, 2007

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Nice find Simon! Amazing that they are still in business.
Also found a few of these here in the US.

 

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• Apr 27, 2007

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Cool find i wonder if they are still family owned?

 

simonthesearcher

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• Apr 27, 2007

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No,they were taken over by some group,i did read up about it but have forgotten the name of them now

 

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• Apr 27, 2007

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That's a cool find Simon!!