Cutler lobby collection box Model F

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Manufacturer: Cutler Mail Chute Company

Description: Cutler Receiving Box (Lobby Letterbox) with portion of mail chute (0.279485.2).; This receiving box, located at the bottom of the mail chute, was manufactured by James G. Cutler, who received patent #284,951 for his design. Cutler's mailbox was built to postal specifications which stated that the box must "be of metal, distinctly marked U.S. Letter Box," and that "the door must open on hinges on one side, with the bottom of the door not less than 2'6" above the floor." If a receiving box was to be placed in a building that was more than two stories high, the bottom of the box was required to be outfitted with an elastic cushion to "prevent injury to the mail."; This receiving box was constructed in 1920.

Date: 1920

Object number: 0.279485.1.1

Type: Mail Processing Equipment

Medium: brass / plated
Dimensions: Height x Width x Depth: 37 3/4 × 21 3/8 × 11 1/8 in. (95.89 × 54.29 × 28.26 cm) Height x Width x Depth (crate 16): 35 × 22 × 44 in. (88.9 × 55.88 × 111.76 cm) Weight (crate 16 weight): 180 lb.

Place: United States of America

See more items in: National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source: National Postal Museum

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CUTLER LOBBY COLLECTION BOX MODEL F

National Postal Museum

https://postalmuseum.si.edu/object/npm_0.279485.1.1

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Record ID: npm_0.279485.1.1