New Method of Speeding Up Communications, The Non-Stop Aerial Postman," 1928
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Artifact Overview
Air mail service was intended to speed up mail delivery. But landing an airplane to collect bags of mail slowed things down. Air mail operators in the United Kingdom experimented with nonstop pickup. A mail bag was suspended just off the ground between two posts and then snagged by a hook hanging from a passing plane.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1928
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1629.189
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 6.125 in
Width: 8.125 in
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