seal matrix - Birkenhead Railway

Made:: 1859

Seal matrix, Birkenhead Railway, 1859, oval copper seal mounted on brass backplate with two holes, full company title and date around circumference enclosing 2-2-2 locomotive and view of Birkenhead docks, underneath which is written 'Per Mare Per Terras 1846'.

Details

Category:: Railway Heraldry

Object Number:: 1976-7426

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy) and copper (metal)

Measurements:: 1.7717 x 2.1654 in.; 45 x 55 mm

type:: seal

credit:: British Rail, Clapham

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