Item #MAIL-9
Outside Dimensions 9-1/8" X 2-3/4", Inside Slot Width 7" X 1-5/8"
Very interesting Bronze Japanese Letter Slot in good condition
Age not positive but it appears to be late 19th to early 20th century
Very Heavy ~ High Quality weighs 1 pound 3.2 ounces
Spring Replaced w/new spring, has 2 original mounting screws
Please feel free to give us imput if you can read this as we make no claim as to the writting.
We were told the style of characters originate from Chinese and that it can be read by Chinese, Japanese or Korean
That the style (or placement of characters) is definetely Japanese
That the style is KANJI (one of the Japanese scripts. Chinese characters used in Japanese writing.)
Reading from Right to Left: the 1st 2 characters stand for mail or writtings, the next 2 are to place here and the far left character stands for recepticle
Price: $134.95
Item #MAIL-10
Outside Dimensions 8-1/2" X 2-1/2", Inside Slot Width 5" X 1-3/8"
Brass in good condition Art Deco Mail Slot, Old Patina