Russian Lead Flax Seals twin inspectors

** Because we have not physically seen the seals from "Museums & Other Sites" we can not vouch for their 100% accuracy.

The soft lead letters are easily distorted which makes the Cyrillic alphabet very difficult to read and mistakes are common.

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Russian Flax/Hemp Bale Seals

Russian Flax Bale Paired Inspector Seals

Deciphering Paired Inspector Seals - early 19th Century

These inspectors worked in pairs when assessing the quality of the flax or hemp. It is said they were paired by drawing lots. Personally I think these could well have been experienced managers with apprentices. Most paired seals do not have dates or ports of inspection but some of the junior inspectors went on to have their own SPB flax seals so these seals were more than likely to be before slightly before 1829 when the grading system changed. (and are like ПИЛПД = PiLPD seals)

ЛПC (Flax Dockside Senior inspector), ППC (Hemp Dockside Senior inspector)

ЛП (Flax Dockside {Port} inspector) or ПП (Hemp Dockside {Port} inspector)

ND

002/3/4
Bentham

ЛПC = LPS

П.БAЛOБAHOB

(P.BALOBANOV)

H2 (flax)
ЛП = LP
B.COMPEKOB
V.SOMREKOV)
H2 (flax)

Cr

002
Cromarty

ППC = PPS
H.ГAVAЛГИHЬ
(N.GAVALGIN)
H.2. (hemp)

ПП = PP

HABATOBЪ
(NAVATOV)
H 2. (hemp)

A Paired Company seal of Fedosei Damatskoi with Hills and Wishaw - 1847

IDS
682

AB ДAMAЦKOИ
1847 CПБ
ФEДOCEИ

HILLS &
II
WISHAW

Scans of Lead Flax/Hemp Bale Seals with Paired Inspectors Found at Bentham Mills
#	OBVERSE click thumbnail		REVERSE click thumbnail			Notes
ND 002		ЛПC = LPS П.БAЛOБAHOB (P.BALOBANOV) H2 (flax)		ЛП = LP B.COMPEKOB (V.SOMREKOV) H2 (flax)
ND 003		ЛПC = LPS П.БAЛOБAHOB (P.BALOBANOV) H2 (flax)		ЛП = LP B.COMPEKOB (V.SOMREKOV) H2 (flax)
ND 004		ЛПC = LPS П.БAЛOБAHOB (P.BALOBANOV) H2 (flax)		ЛП = LP B.COMPEKOB (V.SOMREKOV) H2 (flax)
ND 005		ЛПC = LPS П.БAЛOБAHOB (P.BALOBANOV) H2 (flax)		ЛП = LP B.COMPEKOB (V.SOMREKOV) H2 (flax)
ND 006		ППC = PPS blank (hemp)		ПП = PP Д.КУДРЯЕВ (D.KUDRYAEV) H2 (hemp)

Found at Folly Gill Mills
#	OBVERSE click thumbnail		REVERSE click thumbnail			Notes
*Man* *FG01*		KУДEЛЬ 1"COPT (1st Sort) BOЛOГДA		I.I. ХИЛЛCЪ И BИШAУ 1862 П		an independent seal for ХИЛЛCЪ ИBИШAУ (HILLS & WISHAW) after moving to Vologda
Ident Service for Private Sources
#	OBVERSE click thumbnail		REVERSE click thumbnail			Notes
IDS 284		ППC = PPS ?.TЮPИHЪ (?.TYURIN) H1 (hemp)		ПП = PP M.ПЯTIШEH (M.PYATISHEN) H1 (hemp)		Ц Tsolnery are customs officers which would suggest ДeСЯЦK, ДЕСЯЦKO, and ДЕСЯЦKOИ are high ranking inspectors.
IDS 241		ППC = PPS B.TЮPИHЬ (V.TYURIN) H3 (hemp)		ПП = PP A.УЛAHOBЬ (A.ULANOV) H3 (hemp)
IDS 140		ППC (ЦЦC) ?.ГAVAЛГИHЬ (?.GAVALGIN) H.1 (hemp)		ПП T.HУPAKOBA (T.NURAKOVA) H:1 (hemp) (female)
Cr 002 Cromarty		ППC H.ГAVAЛГИHЬ (N.GAVALGIN) H.2. (hemp)		ПП HABATOBЪ (NAVATOV) H 2. (hemp)
IDS 808		ППC И.APAФЬEBЬ (I.ARAF'EV) H.1. (hemp)		ПП Р.ПУЗЫРЕВЬ (R.PUZYREV) H 1 (hemp)
IDS 2056		ППC = PPS ?.?.?.? H1 (hemp)		ПП = PP М.ТОЩИН (M.TOSHCHIN) H1 (hemp)


Ident Service for BagSeals.Org and FLO's.
#	OBVERSE click thumbnail		REVERSE click thumbnail			Notes
IDS 81		ППC = PPS B.TЮPИHЬ (V.TYURIN) H1 (hemp)		ПП = PP Ф.ЛAPИOHOBЬ (F.LARIONOV) N1 (hemp)
IDS 1956		ППC = PPS B.TЮPИHЬ (V.TYURIN) H1 (hemp)		ПП = PP Ф.ЛAPИOHOBЬ (F.LARIONOV) N1 (hemp)
IDS 350		ЛПC = LPS П.БAЛOБAHOB (P.BALOBANOV) H2 (flax)		ЛП E.CAФPOHOBЬ (E.SAFRONOV) H2 (flax)
IDS 1099		ППС = PPS Е.БУДНИКОВ (E.BUDNIKOV) H1 (hemp)		ПП = PP Н.ГАВАЛГИН (N.GAVALGIN) H1 (hemp)
IDS 2029		ПП = PP Ч.БУДНИКОВ (Ch.BUDNIKOV) H.1. (hemp)		ПП = PP H.HУPAKOBA (N.NURAKOV) H:1 (hemp)
IDS 2189		ПП = PP П.СУРАВЦОВЪ (P.SURAVTSOV) H1		blank should be ППC Senior Hemp Inspector
IDS 2335		ПП = PP М.БЕЛЕНИНО (M.BELENINOV) No 1		blank should be ППC Senior Hemp Inspector



Paired seals for AB Damatskoi with Hills and Whishaw
#	OBVERSE click thumbnail		REVERSE click thumbnail			Notes
IDS 682		AB ДAMAЦKOИ 1847 CПБ ФEДOCEИ		HILLS & II WISHAW		NE Fife Museums 67 CUPMS: 1999.62.50
IDS 682 AB Damatskoi ... 1847 ... SPB ... Fedosei paired with II Hills and Wishaw
IDS 683		AB ДAMAЦKOИ 1847 CПБ ФEДOCEИ		HILLS & II WISHAW		Perth Museum 9 PERMG: 1992.142.1
IDS 683 AB Damatskoi ... 1847 ... SPB ... Fedosei paired with II Hills and Wishaw

IDS 684		AБ ДAMAЦKOИ 1846 CПБ ФEДOCEИ		Ho2 _,_ O.9.П	2nd grade (flax)	Kirkcaldy Museum 17 KIRMG: 2006.207
IDS684 .. O.9.П is possibly OTБOPHЬII 9 . grade or Selected 9 bundle
#	OBVERSE click thumbnail		REVERSE click thumbnail			Notes

Lead Flax Bale Seals with Paired Inspectors
Name of Inspector	Post No	Bentham Mill	West House	Little Patrick	Aked High	Folly Gill	Museums and other sites	Ident	JS
Budnikov.Ch (hemp)	#1	see N.Nurakov		-----	-----	-----	Anglesey, North Wales	IDS2029	ПП
Nurakov.N (hemp)	#1	see Budnikov.Ch		-----	-----	-----	Anglesey, North Wales	IDS2029	ПП
Gavalgin.- (hemp)	#1	see Nurakova		-----	-----	-----	Colchester TH & MD	IDS140	ППC
Nurakova.T (hemp)	#1	See Gavalgin.-		-----	-----	-----	Colchester TH & MD	IDS140	ПП
Gavalgin.N (hemp)	#1	see Budnikov.E		-----	-----	-----	Essex	IDS1099	ПП
Budnikov.E (hemp)	#1	see Gavalgin.N		-----	-----	-----	Essex	IDS1099	ППC
Budnikov.E (hemp)	#1	see Novotortsov		-----	-----	-----	Falkirk 17 FALKM: 2003.3.3	-----	ППC
Novotortsov (hemp)	#1	see Budnikov.E		-----	-----	-----	Falkirk 17 FALKM: 2003.3.3	-----	ПП
Karelev.O (hemp)	#1	See Valin.K		-----	-----	-----	Bristol 2 BRSMG: O 1749	-----	ППC
Valin.K (hemp)	#1	See Karelev.O		-----	-----	-----	Bristol 2 BRSMG: O 1749	-----	ПП
Tyurin (hemp)	#1	See Pyatishen.M		-----	-----	-----	RelicHuntingScotland	IDS284	ППC
Pyatishen.M (hemp)	#1	See Tyurin		-----	-----	-----	RelicHuntingScotland	IDS284	ПП
Tyurin.R (flax)	#1	See Larionov.F		-----	-----	-----	Private 229 PMn 01	-----	ЛПC
Larionov.F (hemp)	#1	See Tyurin.R		-----	-----	-----	Private 229 PMn 01	-----	ПП
Tyurin.V (hemp)	#1	See Larionov.F		-----	-----	-----	BagSeals.org	IDS81	ППC
Larionov.F (hemp)	#1	See Tyurin.V		-----	-----	-----	Bagseals.org	IDS81	ПП
Tyurin.V (hemp)	#1	See Larionov.F		-----	-----	-----	North Lincolnshire NLM 44934	IDS1956	ППC
Larionov.F (hemp)	#1	See Tyurin.V		-----	-----	-----	North Lincolnshire NLM 44934	IDS1956	ПП
Tyurin.V (flax)	#1	See Piskarev.A		-----	-----	-----	Private 217 JM 04	-----	ЛПC
Piskarev.A (hemp)	#1	See Tyurin.V		-----	-----	-----	Private 217 JM 04	-----	ПIП
Puzyraev.I (hemp)	#1	see below		-----	-----	-----	9 MoL: 2006.7/1	-----	ПП
????	#1	see above		-----	-----	-----	9 MoL: 2006.7/1	-----	--C
Puzyrev.R (hemp)	#1	see Aref'ev.I		-----	-----	-----	Sheffield	IDS808	ПП
Aref'ev.I (hemp)	#1	see Puzyrev.R		-----	-----	-----	Sheffield	IDS808	ППC
Damanov.B (hemp)	#1	see below		-----	-----	-----	97 CRMCH: 2002.004.04	-----	ПП
????	#1	see above		-----	-----	-----	97 CRMCH: 2002.004.04	-----	--
Toshchin.M (hemp)	#1	see below		-----	-----	-----	SE Cornwall	IDS2056	ПП
????	#1	see Toshchin.M		-----	-----	-----	as above	-----	--
Suravtsov.P (hemp)	#1	see below		-----	-----	-----	Penny Bridge, Cumbria	IDS2189	ПП
????	#1	blank		-----	-----	-----	as above	-----	ППC
M.Beleninov	No1	see below		-----	-----	-----	Belfast, Northern Ireland	IDS 2334	ПП
?????	---	blank					as above	----	ППC



Balobanov.P (flax)	#2	ND002 ND003 ND004 ND005	See Somrekov.V				-----	-----	ЛПC
Somrekov.V (flax)	#2	ND002 ND003 ND004 ND005	See Balobanov.P				-----	-----	ЛП
Balobanov.P (flax)	#2	See Pogankin		-----	-----	-----	1 KGGM: DBK. 808d. vi	-----	ЛПC
Pogankin (flax)	#2	see Balovanov.P		-----	-----	-----	1 KGGM: DBK. 808d. vi	-----	ЛП
Balobanov.P (flax)	#2	see Safronov.E		-----	-----	-----	BagSeals.org	IDS350	ЛПC
Safronov.E (flax)	#2	see Balovanov.P		-----	-----	-----	BagSeals.org	IDS350	ЛП
Gavalgin.N (hemp)	#2	see Navatov		-----	-----	Cr002	Cromarty 2 CRMCH: 1990.3.2	-----	ППC
Navatov (hemp)	#2	see Gavalgin.N		-----	-----	Cr002	Cromarty 2 CRMCH: 1990.3.2	-----	ПП

blank	#2	ND006							ППC
Kudryaev.D (hemp)	#2	ND006	paired inspector hemp seal - the obverse is blank				-----	-----	ПП


Balobanov.P (flax)	#3	see Pogankin.A		-----	-----	-----	NE Fife 196 CUPMS: 1999.55.27	IDS675	ЛПC
Pogankin.A (flax)	#3	see Balovanov.P		-----	-----	-----	NE Fife 196 CUPMS: 1999.55.27	IDS675	ЛП
BD-kkov(????)	#3	see Sedov		-----	-----	-----	Cromarty 106 CRMCH: 2002.012.4	-----	Ш
Sedov (hemp)	#3	see BD-kkov		-----	-----	-----	Cromarty 106 CRMCH: 2002.012.4	-----	ПП
Tyurin.V (hemp)	#3	See Ulanov.A		-----	-----	-----	Private 240 DMP 06 -----	----- IDS241	?IП ППC
Ulanov.A (hemp)	#3	See Tyurin.V		-----	-----	-----	Private 240 DMP 06 -----	----- IDS241	ПHO ПП


Ulanov.A (hemp)	#?	See Ulanov.?		-----	-----	-----	Falkirk 5 FALKM: 1999.4.31	-----	ПП
Ulanov.? (hemp)	#?	See Ulanov.A		-----	-----	-----	Falkirk 5 FALKM: 1999.4.31	-----	Л-П

Seals where I have a photo scan carry the inspector initials ... ПП, ППC (hemp) or ЛП, ЛПC (flax) Initials from unconfirmed sources such as ПHO, ПIП, ?IП, Ш may well be distorted letters or typos.

Kaltushkin.Petr	In 1844 a major producer Fedor Vanyukov complained his product did not reach the required standard when bracked by this pair of inspectors. This complaint was counter signed by Senior Brackers (brakovshchiki) Leontii Zimin, Franz Kaul and the Senior Desyatnik Pavel Shatunov. Also SPB Codilla Brackers members.
Shustov.Rodion

Damatskoi with Hills and Wishaw
Damatskoi.Fedos'ei	--	see Hills and Wishaw					NE Fife 67 CUPMS: 1999.52.50	IDS682	1847
Hills and Wishaw	--	see Damatskoi.Fedos'ei					NE Fife 67 CUPMS: 1999.52.50	IDS682	1847
Damatskoi.Fedos'ei	--	see Hills and Wishaw					Perth 9 PERMG: 1992.142.1	IDS683	1847
Hills and Wishaw	--	see Damatskoi.Fedos'ei					Perth 9 PERMG: 1992.142.1	IDS683	1847

From "The Commerce of St Petersburg" by CI Borissow in 1818

Petersburg procures its best flax from Novogorod* and Pskove ..

Riga procures from White Russia and Marienburg in Livonia ..

Flax is divided into three sorts

1st sort or 12 heads (Novogorods*)

2nd sort or 9 heads (Novogorods*)

3rd sort or 6 heads (Novogorods*)

These there are two other kinds of flax called Wasnikow and Carelia

which are superior in quality to the twelve heads Novogorods*

The terms 12, 9 and 6 heads are derived from the manner of binding and the

quality may be distinguished by the number of heads in a bobbin (bale) of flax.

Every bobbin consists according to its quality of 12, 9 or 6 parts which are bound

together in such a way that each part can be distinguished at the top of the bobbin.

A 12 head bobbin (bale) of flax weighs from 3 to 3.5 poods, (107 - 124 lbs)

with a 9 head bobbin (bale) weighing from 2 to 2.5 poods, (71 - 89 lbs)

and with 6 head bale proportionally less. (63 poods make an English ton).

The exportation of 6 heads is quite low with most being for home consumption.

Paired Inspectors and Merchants on the Quayside at Riga Harbour.

The annual exportation of flax from the port of St Petersburg amounts to about

600,000 poods (952 tons) the greatest part of which is shipped in English boats.

The trade in flax at Riga is more than at St Petersburg and as particular attention

is paid to selecting cleaning etc. the quality of Riga flax is proportionally superior.

The quality of flax is likewise distinguished by its colour. The silver coloured is the

best and that of Wasnikow and Carelia are remarkable for their shining whiteness.

Good flax should be long soft smooth clean and free from spills. The refuse which

falls off after hackling or cleaning the flax is called flax codilla which is made up

in bundles of one pood each which are then shipped in large bundles of thirty.

60 poods of flax and 40 poods of flax codilla make a "last" in St Petersburg.

The greater part of the Russian flax goes to England and Scotland.

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