[Happiness] Delivery Day ☺️

Ofcourse as everyone knows Ive been ordering from chaos cards and have been waiting for my last Delivery…Guess what? Its arrived! The one kit ive been wanting since i joined on the 3rd of March..The post office Diy Rolife kit, it reminds me so much of the British Post offices we have here in birmigham. Im so Proud to be able to have a mini version in my Room (My room is filled with history books, builds and decor) another little historic piece to my collection :smiling_face:

So heres a daily History lesson!

The first “fluted” pillar boxes in Britain were cast at the Eagle Foundry in Broad Street, Birmingham, in 1856. When first introduced on the mainland in the 1850s, these boxes were actually painted a dark “bronze green” to blend in, but this made them difficult to find.

Following public complaints, all post boxes were standardized to the iconic “Royal Mail Red” starting in 1874, a process that took ten years to complete across the UK.

Many of the Victorian wall boxes (1857-1874) in Birmingham and the wider area were produced by the Birmingham firm Smith & Hawkes. Many of the Victorian wall boxes (1857-1874) in Birmingham and the wider area were produced by the Birmingham firm Smith & Hawkes. +6

Red post boxes (pillar boxes) have been a staple of Birmingham streets for over 165 years, with the city playing a key role in their early manufacture and introduction

Now if that wasnt a history lesson then i dont know what to tell you :smiling_face_with_sunglasses: yes..i know im quite cool (as the kids would way)

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I interesting story about the mail box. Thank you!

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Very cool story! What a cute build too. I can’t wait to see it built!

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Interesting story, thanks for sharing. Enjoy your build :slight_smile:

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@TheToday its a nice kit to do ! Have fun … :+1: @Alicesharpe xxxx

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Thanks for sharing this history, we have learned something again :wink:. Enjoy your build!

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Your welcome! I just love history

Your welcome! I love sharing things

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Im excited to make rhis one

Your welcome and thank you!

Thank you! I cant wait to make it

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You’re good story teller.

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@Alicesharpe have fun ! I know you will enjoy it ! Xxxx​:smiling_face_with_three_hearts::smiling_face_with_three_hearts::smiling_face_with_three_hearts::smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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Nice little history lesson. Thanks so much for sharing.

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Awh thank you! I do try

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Thank you! Just a history lover :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

Thank you! I definetly will

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It’s a really cute kit that goes perfectly with the two new ones that came out recently.

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The Century Post Office kit is such a cutie. :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: Thanks for sharing some history info.

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Oh yes it definetly would :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: