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Small round object with crown and some letters in front,about 1cm diameter or smaller,very heavy for size,anybody have idea what it is and what it was used for please

Hi Frans,
Welcome to the forum.
I'm thinking this object could be a lead seal, set in place to prove items haven't been opened before delivery.
The crown would appear to be official.
The initials ACD, could be Army C???? Department.
No idea of age.
Can anyone else nail it?
Cheers Steve

I agree, a lead seal of the type which sealed mail-bags. There should be a track through it where the wire went originally. If it were for a mail-bag, could ACD be Army Censor's Dept.?

Any ideas on what this might be?

The position of the three visible letters suggests there was a fourth at bottom left. Probably an “R” for Royal.

The initials R.A.C.D. would indicate that this is a Royal Army Clothing Department/Depot seal.
The Clothing Branch of the War Office became known as the Royal Army Clothing Department (R.A.C.D.) in 1887. The use of the Queen’s Crown would therefore date the seal to 1887 - 1901.



Example of a Royal Army Clothing Depot token

war-work.com/token-royal-army-clothing-department-pimlico/


Neville

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Below is a description of the attachment of lead seals at the Royal Army Clothing Department, published in the Lady’s Realm magazine at the turn of the century.

No one would imagine how much there is to be done, both before and after the actual making of the garments required. All material, whether cotton or woollen, all braid, lace, buttons, badges - in short, every separate article used in the manufacture of uniforms and the various "necessaries," as they are called, required by our soldiers, is tested, examined, weighed, and measured in the most careful way before being issued to the various workers.
There is a special machine for measuring the length and width of a piece of stuff, which is also weighed at the same time; it is then sealed with a lead seal, which cannot be taken off without tearing out a portion of the fabric itself.

www.victorianvoices.net/ARTICLES/MISC/La...902-ArmyClothing.pdf