Rural Free Delivery mailbox
Object Details
- Description
- This barrel-shaped mailbox with a red flag is typical of mailboxes along Rural Free Delivery routes. This mass-produced box met the basic regulations imposed by the Post Office Department. Although not decorative, the simple design served as a protective container to send and receive mail.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- 20th Century
- Object number
- 1984.0982.1
- Type
- Mail Processing Equipment
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- 10.75 x 10.75 x 21 in (27.30 x 27.30 x 53.34 cm)
- Place
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- Topic
- Mail Processing
- Record ID
- npm_1984.0982.1
