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Used during the era of the Railway Mail Service (RMS) and Railway Post Office (RPO) cars.
How it worked: The pouch was hung on a trackside mail crane and snatched while the train sped past using a large steel catcher arm extended from the train door.
Design details: Features a heavy leather-reinforced bottom/end, leather straps, and a large metal ring/catcher loop built to absorb the high-speed impact of being pulled off the crane.
Markings: Stamped with \"U.S. MAIL\" and often a date or route code .
View all photos, one eye hole missing and one hoop apart but should be able to be bent if you choose. Measures about 37 inches long not counting the rings on either end. About 17 inches wide. This is a heavu duty canvas bag. Obviously made to last for years. Guessing this April 1941.
