Post box in Kilcolman East, County Limerick

What is recorded here

Post box in Kilcolman East wears Queen Victoria’s crown and insignia despite coming from a mass-production line. That’s the trouble with ordering a royal heir by the dozen: every wall gets a firstborn.

Wall-mounted cast-iron letter box, erected c. 1880, bearing crown and royal insignia of Queen Victoria.

This attractive item of street furniture is a fine example of early mass-produced cast-iron. The raised lettering and royal insignia enhance the design quality of the piece and serves as a reminder of when Ireland was part of the British Empire.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 21902907

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Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Created by Kglavin Modified Aug 2007 by Mike Christie, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Roger McLachlan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Vadim Manuylov, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0