Maker:

Joe Lecates  Search this

Medium:

wood; paint (red)

Dimensions:

Height x Width x Depth: 8 1/2 x 12 x 18 in. (21.59 x 30.48 x 45.72 cm)

Type:

Mail Processing Equipment

Place of Use:

Delaware

Date:

c. 1896-1900

Description:

hand-made wooden mailbox built to accept the first deliveries of Rural Free Delivery mail in Delaware, between the years 1896 and 1900

Topic:

Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1877)  Search this

Credit line:

Gift of Margaret Ann and Lewis Jackson Adkins

Object number:

1997.2011.1

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National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Postal Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8b831ed37-dc76-43f6-acdf-57d0c2b178fd

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npm_1997.2011.1