Heavy-Duty Mailbox Keeps Mail Safe

Heavy-Duty Mailbox Keeps Mail Safe FARM HOME Miscellaneous Furniture maker David Bolles added locking security mailboxes to his company’s manufactured products after having mail stolen three times from his mailbox Beyond deterring mail thieves his Mail Boss models also provide a solution for rural folks who deal with vandalism “They have heavier steel construction 14 and 16-ga steel and have plastic flags that are more flexible and vandal resistant ” says Mike Berube who works in product development for Bolles’s company Epoch Design “Designed with heavy-duty electrogalvanized steel the Mail Boss is impervious to the teenager with a baseball bat and even cars hitting it ” adds Jon Nordin operations manager “Getting hit by a car can take it off the post but the box will be fine ” Nothing special is required to mount the mailbox - an existing post works Mount the plate on the post and slide the box in The most popular curbside mailbox is the Mail Boss $199 which weighs 40 lbs and has a slot big enough to accept a box of checks and packages with prescription medicine The Mail Manager a smaller version sells for $125 Like other models for larger packages and wall-mounted boxes the boxes all have patented anti-pry latch locking mechanisms an anti-fishing design and anti-pick lock Mail Boss offers the powder-coated boxes in black white bronze and wood grain and has a line of accessories including steel to match the box that slips over a 4 by 4 post Nordin notes that Mail Boss stands behind its products and offers a limited lifetime warranty Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Mail Boss 5927 172nd St NE Arlington Wash 98223 ph 800-589-7990; info@mailboss com; www mailboss com

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