Postal boxes from original Summit Point Post Office

Object/Artifact

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Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

Postal boxes from original Summit Point Post Office

Entry/Object ID

1191

Description

28 double combination postal boxes (screenline) from the original post office in Summit Point. Label in red and gold above barred window "U.S. MAIL MADE BY THE SADLER COMPANY WASHINGTON, D.C. INDIANAPOLIS, IN & KANSAS CITY, MO.". Bronze slot below barred window "U.S. MAIL LETTERS". Combination for box 117 is "IP" ("I" is top dial; "P" lower dial); from Mary Cheshire Stocks, whose family (Cheshire), residents of Summit Point, had that box.

Acquisition

Accession

194

Source or Donor

Owens, Grady D.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1967

Material

Wood, Metal