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We pay from £550
from £550
Ref: 4515
- Rare Anonymous Cast Iron Pillar Box
- Excellent original item
- Fully refurbished in our workshops
- Fitted with an original chubb lock and several keys
- Circa 1879 - 1887
- The box measures 57" tall x 20" wide body
- The base plate measures 26" diameter
- The box is painted in the original Post Office Red Paint
- In 1887 the Post Office admitted that they had made an oversight and then onwards all pillar boxes had a royal cipher cast into the door.
- This box will stand upright on any flat surface, it is also suitable for Hotel Lobbies.
- The box was made by the Handyside Foundry of London
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