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  2. Letter box - Wikipedia

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    The flap may be closed by gravity, or sprung to prevent it opening and closing noisily in the wind. Some letterboxes also have a second flap on the inside to provide further protection from the elements. There may also be a small cage or box mounted on the inside of the door to receive the delivered mail. Mail slots are limited to receiving ...

  3. Robert Kay (inventor) - Wikipedia

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    Robert Kay (1728–1802) was an English inventor, best known for designing a drop box to improve the capability of weaving looms. Robert Kay was born in 1728 to John Kay and Ann Holt. [1] He became a shuttlemaker in his native Bury, Lancashire, married in 1748 and had several children. His father emigrated to France in 1747 and was joined there ...

  4. Post box - Wikipedia

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    Postbox of the Russian Post in Moscow. A post box (British English; also written postbox; also known as pillar box), also known as a collection box, mailbox, letter box or drop box (American English), is a physical box into which members of the public can deposit outgoing mail intended for collection by the agents of a country's postal service.

  5. Wall box - Wikipedia

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    Wall boxes are normally made of cast iron and are fabricated in two large castings with a third casting for the door. The rear part of the box which is set into the wall is cast as one piece, rather like an upright coffin. The whole front of the box including the aperture, royal cipher and the collection plate holder, are cast as one. There is ...

  6. Skip (container) - Wikipedia

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    An overfilled skip Flyover of 3D modeled satellite photos of a skip hire, Porthmadog, Wales A cantilever skip truck loads a skip. A skip (British English, Australian English, Hiberno-English and New Zealand English) (or skip bin) is a large open-topped waste container designed for loading onto a special type of lorry called a skip loader.

  7. Drop box (weaving device) - Wikipedia

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    In weaving, a drop box or dropbox is a housing for a shuttle, invented in 1759 [1] or 1760 [2] by Robert Kay (1727-1802) in Bury, Lancashire. [3] The box sits beside a loom and allows one to rapidly switch between two shuttles with bobbins, usually of different colors, making it easier and quicker to weave multiple colors for figured fabrics or ...

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