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The small C / F wallboxes of George V are also interesting. Our C wall box (WB98/1) came from the widow of a local postman. It had sat in their garden painted white and under a hedge, which turned it green. However, after bead blasting, it came up really well and the previous owner was impressed by it. It is now due for a re-paint.The F wall box (WB101) is from a sub-post office and opens at the rear. Like the D and E boxes, it has no collection plate holder, as the collection times would be displayed in the post office window. 
The GR 1935 Pattern Lamp Letter Box (LB211) came right at the end of the reign. It is made entirely of cast iron, the last lamp box design to be so constructed. The eliptical roof of these very attractive boxes gives them the name "Waggon Top" boxes. The design was perpetuated in to the George VI reign (LB212) and here you can see both for comparison.
These four boxes are all by different foundries from this long reign. The rounded top leads to this type being know has "Hovis" boxes, after the famous loaves of bread. The boxes in this selection are:
- LB206 A.Handyside with long door & small crown
- LB210W T Allen - short door
- LB209/2 Derby Castings - short door
- LB207 A.Handyside with no crown & long door
We also have an LB208, W T Allen long door which is shown on the previous page. The extreme right-hand box is still attached to the "hoops" which secured these boxes to telegraph poles.
WB 99/2 The large D size wall box with rear opening door as deployed in a large Post Office. These are uncommon and this is the only D type wall box we have.
WB 103/3 W T Allen large cipher B wall box. Most of our GvR boxes are Type E with rear doors so this makes a change. This has been fitted with plate from Pentre Du in Wales. WB 103/1 is the B type wall box by A Handyside of Derby. We already had an E type of this manufacturere so it is nice to have a B as well. The plate is Norris Hill, Southampton. 
The last of the 1931-35 wall boxes that we needed for our collection was this rare Derby Castings B size wall box. It finally emerged in the Manchester area towards the end of 2011. Derby Castings only made boxes for one year - 1932. The collection plate "Heartsease TSO" is from Norwich. WB103/2