Clothesline Mailbox
Unusual Mailbox February 14th, 2008
This was sent in by Bob E
Found this one in the Catskill mountains just outside of Windham, NY. Looks like a great time saver. Take in the clothes and the mail in one trip. Or does one just reel-in the mail? Photo by my friend Sheila.
I gotta say, this mailbox is the finest piece of Appalachian-American handy work I’ve seen in a long time.
February 14th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
My first thought was that it is a notification system. Mailman pulls down the mailbox door, it tugs the rope, which rings a bell attached to the house. Of course, then you wouldn’t need a pulley system. Whatever it is — it’s genius!
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February 14th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
They should put a can on both ends and have the mailman read the mail to them.
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February 15th, 2008 at 11:04 am
Kathy – It’s something!
Vacuum – See that would make sense.
February 15th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
My thought is that the mailman actually puts the mail on the clothes line and reels it to the house. That’s actually kinda clever, especially if there’s someone older in the house who can’t get around. It’s not that unsightly either. Looks kinda picturesque especially coming from the Catskill Mountains. Thanks for the post!
February 16th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Looks like it would be hard to get it back into place once you’ve pulled in your mail… funny idea though.
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February 18th, 2008 at 6:11 am
It doesn’t look very sturdy and it’s awfully low. I think the only thing one could hang on it with any security, is undies.
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February 18th, 2008 at 11:13 am
Robot – If you look at the last picture, you’ll see the ropes end at the post under the stairs, so I’m not sure how much of a walk it’s saving them?
Judi – I know, we need video!
Poetikat – If I were any good with photoshop, and would have thought of that first, undies would have been in! And thanks for returning
March 7th, 2008 at 3:39 am
That is kind of funny. I can hear the music from Deliverence playing in the background!
January 12th, 2009 at 5:19 am
The Vacuum Sensei’s post made me laugh so hard I snorted. I love this site.