Postal Mail Strap
Dublin Core
Title
Postal Mail Strap
Alternative Title
Mail Strap
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Post offices
Letter carriers--United States
Description
A leather postal mail strap from the Downtown Orlando Post Office, located at 51 East Jefferson Street. Mail straps were used by Orlando postal workers to tie mail together. Leather satchels were used by U.S. postal workers to carry mail from 1864 to around 1974, when they made the switch to canvas, due to the scarcity and cost of leather. This strap came from one such leather satchel manufactured by Bucheimer or Bona Allen, Inc.
Source
Original color digital image, September 2015: Orlando Remembered Exhibit, Downtown Orlando Post Office, Downtown Orlando, Florida.
Date Created
2015-09
Is Part Of
Downtown Orlando Post Office Collection, Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
188 KB
Medium
1 color digital image
Language
eng
Type
Physical Object
Coverage
Downtown Orlando Post Office, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the Orange County Regional History Center and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Reed, Michael
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
"Postal History." United States Postal Service. https://about.usps.com/who-we-are/postal-history/welcome.htm.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
1 color digital image
Collection
Citation
Michael Reed, “Postal Mail Strap,” RICHES, accessed April 20, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/5554.