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Rural Free Delivery mailbox

Description:

This metal mailbox was used along a Rural Free Delivery route in St. Henry, Ohio 45883. Although not decorative, these simple rectangular boxes, usually made out of tin, served as protective containers to send and receive mail.

Date:
1900-1920
Markings:
FLORIAN
Medium:
metal
Dimensions:
6.25 x 6.5 x 17.75 in (15.88x 16.51 x 45.08 cm)
Museum ID:
1992.2002.157
Place:
Ohio


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