LETTERBOX
c. 1960A rectangular green metal box with a cream coloured lid which is raised at the front to reveal a slot in which to put the mail. The lid is fixed on either side at the front with two screws, so that it can be raised to access the mail. The lid slopes down towards the back to enable water to run off, and it has a fixture to accommodate a padlock.
The letterbox is screwed to a wooden base via six internal screws.
Text on the front painted in black reads [A. HARRISON & SON].
Albert and Lincoln Harrison were a father and son business collecting and selling honey.
Operating from the 1910s to the 1970s they based their business in Kelmscott and collected honey from surrounding suburbs of Armadale and Roleystone.
The honey produced was sold as Wandoo Honey, named after the tree from which the honey came.
In March 1944 Albert passed away after a piece of wood struck his head while he was working at a saw.
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Text on front: [A. HARRISON / & SON]
A letterbox made by the Harrison family. The family sold honey collected from the Kelmscott, Armadale and Roleystone areas.
This letterbox is an example of locally made letterboxes that have been used for years.
