✅ SOLVED Small piece of metal w/ tabacco written on it

[FireonIce]

I found this piece of what I think is lead and I can make out tabacco on it. I'm trying to figure out what this was from.

 

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[4x4x4]

....After witnessing the identification of many lead seals from the historians on this site....I vote tobacco bale seal. Could we have closer pics ?
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[DCMatt]

....After witnessing the identification of many lead seals from the historians on this site....I vote tobacco bale seal. Could we have closer pics ?
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Agree. Bale seal. Nice ID.

 

[reale bill]

Looks like a lead bale seal

 

[A2coins]

cool relic

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[FireonIce]

Thanks for identifying it guys I appreciate it !

 

[FireonIce]

Anyone have any idea what year it could be from ?

 

[Carolina Tom]

These were used into the 1900s....

Most likely 1800s though.

I assume it has the name of a railroad on it... I have dated them by looking at when the RR was in existence.

This one was from the Richmond and Danville RR (R&D RR)... pre Civil War until 1892...

 

[FireonIce]

Yeah it's definitely from the railroad it used to go through my back yard when I found this and have found lots of iron from tracks and railroad items.