Deschler Mailbox Co. RFD Joroleman-style mailbox
Object Details
- Description
- The Deschler Mailbox Company made this tunnel-style mailbox with a red signal. This style of box was designed in 1915 by Roy J. Joroleman, an engineer for the Post Office Department. This particular box, however, dates from later in the twentieth century.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- 20th Century
- Object number
- 1992.2002.166
- Manufacturer
- Deschler Mailbox Company
- Type
- Mail Processing Equipment
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- Height x Width x Depth: 12 1/2 × 8 1/4 × 21 in. (31.75 × 20.96 × 53.34 cm)
- Place
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- Topic
- The Gilded Age (1877-1920)
- Mail Processing
- Record ID
- npm_1992.2002.166
