The credit of inventing the protective public mailbox(letter-box) goes to the Philip B. Downing, who was from Boston, Massachusetts, had been awarded a U.S. patent(No.462,093) for animprovement to the street letter (mail) box on Oct. 27, 1891.
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The credit of inventing the protective public mailbox(letter-box) goes to the Philip B. Downing, who was from Boston, Massachusetts, had been awarded a U.S. patent(No. 462,093) for animprovement to the street letter (mail) box on Oct. 27, 1891.
http://www.briskinfo.com/inventions/who-invented-street-letter-drop-mailbox.html
Philip B. Meggs was born in 1942.
Philip B. Crosby was born on 1926-06-18.
Lewis Downing was born in 1823.
Charles Downing Lay was born in 1877.
Thomas N. Downing was born in 1919.
what was Philip b downing death. and what year he died
oct. 24 , 2009
yes
Boston, Massachusetts
September 3,1871
February 20 1850
Philip downing invented the mailbox
Philip B. Fouke was born in 1818.
Philip B. Hofmann was born in 1909.
Philip B. Meggs was born in 1942.
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Philip B. Crosby was born on 1926-06-18.