Fishing line tag?

[Bramblefind]

I just found this cleaning my cellar. House is from the 1880s. I forgot to put a reference object in the pics but the size is about 1" square. The original is written in a mirror image - per the 1st pic. I reversed the pic for the 2nd image. I tried to find something on Blackstone Japan Silk Line and so far I just found a brief advertising reference from the 1930s.

Anyone know why this would be written in a mirror image?

As always... Thank you!

 

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[GopherDaGold]

What is the figure in the center? A fish?
Possibly a stamp of some sort.

 

[Breezie]

Bramble, I hope you didn't mind, but I lighten & enlarged it a bit. Breezie

 

[Bramblefind]

Yes there is a picture of a fish. The lettering/picture is very smooth. When you said stamp though I started thinking perhaps it was attached on the top of the stamp

I just spent some time cleaning it - another pic

 

[Bramblefind]

Thanks Breezie! You did make it look better.

 

[Retired Sarge]

There were fishing reels made by Meisselbach-Catucci called a Blackstone. Japan Silk Line referring to the type of fishing line. Other than that beats me!

http://www.oldreels.com/meis-cat_reels.htm

Mike
TSgt, USAF Retired

 

[ole_grisley]

it being a mirror image I would say it was a stamp and Charles Blackstone from Londen was a silk merchant and his son was Sir William Blackstone a judge and legal writer who was born on
the 10 of July 1723 I can not find the info on Charles but I would think you have a stamp for marking the bolts of silk.

 

[jhenry]

Hi Bramblefind Thats a verry cool find never seen anything like it

 

[Breezie]

I think Ole Grisley nailed it! Breezie