Device Enabling Airplanes to Pick Up Mail Bags from the Ground, 1928
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Artifact Overview
Air mail service was intended to speed up mail transport and delivery. But landing an airplane to collect bags of mail slowed things down. Air mail operators experimented with a variety of unusual devices that would allow an airplane to pick up mail without stopping.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1928
Subject Date
1928
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1629.202
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 6 in
Width: 8.25 in
Inscriptions
attached press release:
CREDIT-- HERBERT PHOTOS INC. / H37896--S / AIR MAIL PICK UP / A curious device has been perfected that enables mail planes to pick up mail bags from the ground [...] / (AJ-BB-BH)
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