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Rural Free Delivery mailbox lock
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Rural Free Delivery mailbox lock

After 1896

brass
National Postal Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
National Postal Museum

Brass warded lock with chain. The case front was marked "RFD" and the case back marked "MAIL" by the manufacturer. This lock was used to secure rural mailboxes on "RFD" routes.

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