Medium:

glass; aluminum

Dimensions:

Height x Width x Depth: 13 1/4 × 6 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (33.66 × 17.15 × 9.53 cm)

Type:

Mail Processing Equipment

Place:

Illinois

Date:

early 20th century

Description:

This rectangular, glass mailbox has a metal cover and magazine grip. Markings on the pressed-glass body include "Visible Mail" in low relief and the maker's name, George Collins. Holton's Visible Mail Box of Chicago, Illinois, produced "Visible Mail" boxes during the first part of the twentieth century.

Topic:

The Gilded Age (1877-1920)  Search this

Mail Processing  Search this

Object number:

1978.2247.6

See more items in:

National Postal Museum Collection

On View:

Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum

Data Source:

National Postal Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm86bc20798-ff8e-445b-86ef-a65513f8eb1e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npm_1978.2247.6