mailbox

Name/Title

mailbox

Entry/Object ID

995.101.001

Description

Large metal mailbox with attached iron post. Mailbox has "P. E. Brethour" printed on both sides. Box has covered slot for letters to be put through and place for a latch (missing) on door. Iron post is triangular with rounded corners and is welded to underneath part of box - post has iron spike on one side and a small rectangular "foot" on the other - both held on to posts by iron rings. No flag. There is a small white piece of paper (glued?) with a red circle drawn on it, near where the flag was.

Acquisition

Notes

Accession Date: 01-Dec-95 Mode of Acquisition: found

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Mailbox

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Mail

Nomenclature Class

Containers

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

mailbox

Created By

Garnham, Peter

Create Date

July 14, 1997

Update Date

May 15, 2025