Changes in Japanese Mailbox (9/9)

Changes in Suspended Mailboxes

Suspended Mailbox
Exclusivelyfor Air Mail Suspended Mailbox Established
in 1931
In about 1929, a suspended
mailbox exclusively for
air mail was introduced at
the same time as the
standard air mail mailbox.
This suspended mailbox
was made of wood.

This suspended mailbox
was made of sheet iron
instead of cast iron. Two
types were available, with
the door over the opening
for removing mail opened
either vertically or
sideways.
The suspended mailbox
shown in the photo above
is the sideways opening
type.

Substitute Suspended
Mailbox Postal Mailing Box
Number 2
From 1937, Japan was at war
and research was conducted
into the possibility of
substitutes for the suspended
as well as the standard
mailboxes. Numerous wooden
suspended mailboxes appeared
at this time. In 1950, a decision was made
to standardize the material
and style of all suspended
mailboxes throughout the
country. Up to that time, each
post bureau had set up its own
suspended mailboxes. In 1968,
the post bureau was renamed
the Ministry of Posts and
Telecommunications.


In about 1929, a suspended mailbox exclusively for air mail was introduced at the same time as the standard air mail mailbox. This suspended mailbox was made of wood.	This suspended mailbox was made of sheet iron instead of cast iron. Two types were available, with the door over the opening for removing mail opened either vertically or sideways. The suspended mailbox shown in the photo above is the sideways opening type.

Substitute Suspended Mailbox	Postal Mailing Box Number 2

From 1937, Japan was at war and research was conducted into the possibility of substitutes for the suspended as well as the standard mailboxes. Numerous wooden suspended mailboxes appeared at this time.	In 1950, a decision was made to standardize the material and style of all suspended mailboxes throughout the country. Up to that time, each post bureau had set up its own suspended mailboxes. In 1968, the post bureau was renamed the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.