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An original K6 kiosk on the left and a Phoney Box on the right.

Post Box Irish/Scottish Cast Iron Royal Mail ER Fl. Condition description: i won this in a local auction it's a wooden irish post box prop. Measures 2 and 3/4 inches long and and inch and 5/8's high. Details: post, cast, iron, royal, mail, floor, stand, wall, mount, customer. See complete description. Pillar post box for sale VINTAGE 1950's DINKY TOYS No 760 - RED & BLACK PILLAR POST BOX & Phone Box: 10.5 £ Vintage Bristol Evening Post. Pillar Box Club Ba.

Old vintage antique style pillar cast iron post boxes. We keep a large range of cast iron garden ornaments and garden furniture in stock. These old style post boxes are on offer at the moment for £199 usually priced at £239. Weather vanes, animals, bird tables, pots, planters, urns, tables and chairs. Freestanding Post Boxes. Our selection of free-standing post and parcel boxes feature a range traditional and contemporary designs. We offer a selection of classic colours including the traditional Royal Mail Red, a great way to standout in the street. A selection of our post and parcel boxes are supplied with a steel or aluminium stand.

Replica Post Boxes

We also produce replica post boxes. These great looking boxes have a solid, fully working door with a lock.

Rok server commands. Ideal for internal mail in your office or on an exhibition stand for business cards and suggestions.

Just like our replica red telephone boxes the post boxes are available to purchase or hire.

The Red K6 Telephone Box has long been a true design icon - known all around the world to be as British as the red London bus.

Now you can own a high quality replica that is difficult to distinguish from the original and has many practical advantages.

  • It weighs only 90kg* against 750kg* for the original
  • It is supplied in six sections in a convenient package that is easy to handle
  • Assembly takes just a few minutes
  • Fully working door with brass hinges and a door closer
  • Glazed with 72 individual panes of perspex
  • 4 telephone signs
  • Any standard colour available
  • A full size replica red K6 telephone box, 8ft 4inch tall and 3ft square base just like the original K6 Telephone box

Can be used for :

  • Private calls in offices
  • Private mobile phone calls
  • Pubs /nightclubs
  • Hotel receptions
  • Advertise your business logos and all colours available
  • TV / Film
  • Shop displays
  • Video booths

We also have a range of Replica Red Post Boxes.
See the Products Page for details..

Please complete an enquiry form or call us for more details.

+44 (0)1352 751751 or +44 (0) 7710 678677

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Z = Zoos

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London Zoo has a pillar box painted in zebra stripes for visitors to use to make donations. Chessington Zoo has one in tiger stripes. Many former Post Office/Royal Mail letter boxes have found their way into private hands, or are now preserved in museums, or displayed by other organisations. If they were once official postal boxes the LBSG records them all. The LBSG Directory, available to Members, records every genuine box, in use, in private hands, or abroad.
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London Zoo has a pillar box painted in zebra stripes for visitors to use to make donations. Chessington Zoo has one in tiger stripes. Many former Post Office/Royal Mail letter boxes have found their way into private hands, or are now preserved in museums, or displayed by other organisations. If they were once official postal boxes the LBSG records them all. The LBSG Directory, available to Members, records every genuine box, in use, in private hands, or abroad.

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B = Bantam

The name was chosen after a competition among Royal Mail employees, to be applied to a small cast-iron box designed by Kenneth Grange and installed mainly in rural locations. The box bears a supposed resemblance to the fuel tank of a GPO Bantam motorcycle as well as being small. They were introduced in 1999; Scots, Welsh and English versions exist.
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PillarThe name was chosen after a competition among Royal Mail employees, to be applied to a small cast-iron box designed by Kenneth Grange and installed mainly in rural locations. The box bears a supposed resemblance to the fuel tank of a GPO Bantam motorcycle as well as being small. They were introduced in 1999; Scots, Welsh and English versions exist.

C = Carron Company

One of the major suppliers of letter boxes during the twentieth century. From the Mungal Foundry, near Falkirk, Stirlingshire they cast pillar boxes (from 1922), wall boxes (from 1952) and lamp boxes (from 1969 to 1982). The ironworks were first established in 1759 and played an important part in the Industrial Revolution as well as becoming famous for its naval cannons: the company became insolvent in 1982 after 223 years casting iron.
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One of the major suppliers of letter boxes during the twentieth century. From the Mungal Foundry, near Falkirk, Stirlingshire they cast pillar boxes (from 1922), wall boxes (from 1952) and lamp boxes (from 1969 to 1982). The ironworks were first established in 1759 and played an important part in the Industrial Revolution as well as becoming famous for its naval cannons: the company became insolvent in 1982 after 223 years casting iron.

D = Dual aperture

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Dual aperture boxes first appeared in 1899. Large oval boxes designated as Type C, they provided apertures into separate halves of the box. Originally introduced in London to help pre-sort mail into “LONDON and ABROAD” and “COUNTRY” destinations. In the 1960s Type C boxes replaced all the single aperture boxes in central London, sweeping away many early and historic boxes.

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Dual aperture boxes first appeared in 1899. Large oval boxes designated as Type C, they provided apertures into separate halves of the box. Originally introduced in London to help pre-sort mail into “LONDON and ABROAD” and “COUNTRY” destinations. In the 1960s Type C boxes replaced all the single aperture boxes in central London, sweeping away many early and historic boxes.

E = Escutcheon

Escutcheons are found widely on many types of pillar box and wall box, they were intended to provide protection for the key hole. The collecting postman could turn a disc with two prongs located on the head of the key which would slide a cover over the keyhole, excluding rain and dirt. In practice they were rarely used and frequently got clogged-up when the box was painted.

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Escutcheons are found widely on many types of pillar box and wall box, they were intended to provide protection for the key hole. The collecting postman could turn a disc with two prongs located on the head of the key which would slide a cover over the keyhole, excluding rain and dirt. In practice they were rarely used and frequently got clogged-up when the box was painted.
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