It is a guano bag seal, brought to the BBC bus by Stuart Elton. Guano is a mixture of bird droppings and is used as an agricultural fertiliser. The company had a contract to buy the fertiliser from Peru. It was found in a farm field in Langham near Colchester. Stuart collects images of bag seals and has almost 1,000 images.
Lead Bag Seal From Langham
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Langham, Colchester
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1842 - 1861
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