Thanks!  Lynn

> DSS and A stands for Duluth, South
Shore, and Atlantic Railroad, this is a 
> car tag used for
sealing shipments to prevent pilfering. 
> 
> 
>
Best, 
> 
> Stathi 
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> Efstathios I. Pappas 
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> -----Original Message----- 
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From: Jim and Lynn Evans <[log in to unmask]> 
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> Sent: Thu, Dec 10, 2009 4:36 pm 
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Subject: lead seal question 
> 
> 
> During this
summer's excavation at Michilimackinac we found three lead 
>
seals, two of which we had not seen before. 
> 
> The
first is a Series A lead seal stamped: 
> VIALET 
> C 
> ...ONTAVEA 
> W 
> on one side and scratched: 
> 31-3/4 
> 3"99 
> on the other. 
> 
> The second is a Series C, 
> stamped D.S.S.&A. on one
side and 23 on the other. Both sides have a 
> speckled
background. 
> 
> The context is a fur trader's house, but
mixed (1781 - 1929) deposit, the 
> result of grading. 
>

> Can anyone identify any of these marks? There are photos
available at 
>
<http://archaeoseek.ning.com/photo/albums/ms2-2009-lead-seals>. I
can 
> also e-mail them on request. Thanks in advance 
>

> Lynn Evans 
> 
> Lynn L.M. Evans, Ph.D. 
> Curator of Archaeology 
> Mackinac State Historic Parks 
> P.O. Box 873 
> Mackinaw City, MI 49701 
>
231-436-4100 
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