08-28-2004, 03:05 AM
what you are looking at is an early postal delivery device for the pony express. (the first mail box)
[ul] [li]the long point would be set in to the corner post [/li] [li]the loop thing on the bottom would hold daily duty roster or an out going mail script. (vary few people could write in those days so mail pick up was minimal) [/li] [li]the loop on the top would would catch the local news print [/li] [li]the hook on the side would catch incoming mail from pony express[/li][/ul]
your house may be older than you think.. have you ever done an indept history on the area where you lived?
the area you lived could have been a military base all the way back in to the mid 1800's.
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[ul] [li]the long point would be set in to the corner post [/li] [li]the loop thing on the bottom would hold daily duty roster or an out going mail script. (vary few people could write in those days so mail pick up was minimal) [/li] [li]the loop on the top would would catch the local news print [/li] [li]the hook on the side would catch incoming mail from pony express[/li][/ul]
your house may be older than you think.. have you ever done an indept history on the area where you lived?
the area you lived could have been a military base all the way back in to the mid 1800's.
Just a guess....[url "javascript: addTag('sly')"][sly][/url]
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