The box has a sloping lid with an applied brass plaque attached. The plaque stamped with the royal crown flanked by the letters V & R and having a slot to allow letters to be posted.

Below is a glazed door with two panels each with a card detailing the time the post leaves and the distance from the post office.

English, Circa 1880

Height: 14" 36cm

Width: 9 ½" 24cm

Depth: 8" 20cm