Three-Way Mailbox Designed For Laughs

Three-Way Mailbox Designed For Laughs FARM HOME Novelty Items 18-5-19 Last fall, on a whim, Dale Atchison mounted an "air mail" mailbox 12 ft. above his regular mailbox. He also set up an old bathroom stool next to the mailbox for "junk mail". One day he found a homemade mannequin sitting on the stool, courtesy of one of his jokester neighbors. It had a wig, wore a raincoat, rain pants, rubber boots, and rubber gloves, and was reading an antique tractor magazine. As Christmas approached, Atchison decided to play along with the idea by replacing the mannequin's original clothes with a Santa Claus suit. "It got a lot of attention," says Atchison, whose wife is a local postmaster. "Three or four cars a day stopped by to look. Many people had their photos taken standing be-side the mannequin. At first no one would admit making it, but we finally found out our water meter reader had done it." Last spring Atchison removed the mannequin and planted flowers in the toilet bowl. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Dale Atchison, Rt. 1, Box 152, Lowry City, Mo. 64763 (ph 417 644-2556).

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