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Combined letter box and lamp post. Patented March 9, 1858, by Albert Potts, Philadelphia.
Title
Combined letter box and lamp post. Patented March 9, 1858, by Albert Potts, Philadelphia The main object of this improvement is to afford increased postal facilities for the deposit of mailable matter by attaching the boxes to lamp posts at short intervals; the convenience of the light from the lamp is a desideratum the advantages of which are evident. The letter box may be constituted of wrought or cast iron of any design required, and adapted to the shaft of any lamp post; it is warranted to be water, thief, and fire proof. For particulars address the patentee as above
Description
Advertisement showing a woman placing a letter in the combined letter box and lamp post patented by iron importer Albert Potts. The box is marked "Philada. P.O. U.S.M. Letter Box, G.G. Westcott" and the woman wears a bonnet and coat. In the shadowy background, a newsboy runs nearby, a couple approaches on the sidewalk, and the office of Potts & Roberts, i.e., Albert Potts and A.C. Roberts, at the northeast corner of Third and Willow streets, is visible. The street names are posted on the "Potts & Roberts" office and neighboring buildings are partially in view., Philadelphia on Stone, POS 147, Wainwright retrospective conversion project, edited.
Date
[1858]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *W76 [P.2037]