. The South Carolina historical and genealogical magazine . seal is never used now, because it is notconvenient. In former days all papers that required theattachment of the great seal had a piece of red tape at-tached to them. This tape was inserted in a hole in thetop of the mould made by the fastening together of thetwo halves of the seal. Melted beeswax was then pouredinto the same hole and after it had cooled the halveswere unfastened and removed and there was a great sealpendant to the document. That seal-having been originally adopted, however, asthe great seal of the State, should be a
. The South Carolina historical and genealogical magazine . seal is never used now, because it is notconvenient. In former days all papers that required theattachment of the great seal had a piece of red tape at-tached to them. This tape was inserted in a hole in thetop of the mould made by the fastening together of thetwo halves of the seal. Melted beeswax was then pouredinto the same hole and after it had cooled the halveswere unfastened and removed and there was a great sealpendant to the document. That seal-having been originally adopted, however, asthe great seal of the State, should be and is the paternfor all other seals of State, but no one seems able to copythe beautiful and artistically executed original, and, asa result, we see all sorts and conditions of bungled imi-tations of it. There is not a single official seal in theState or a single cut for official stationery, and very fewpictures, paintings or other copies of this work of artwhich faithfully and correctly preser\^es the heraldic andartistic details of this excellent SEAL OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA—ARMS.
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