Uniforms and equipment

• Mail Collection Boxes: A Brief HistoryPDF|RTF
• Curbside Mailboxes: A Chronology of Size ChangesPDF|RTF
• Postal Inspectors' BadgesPDF|RTF
• Letter Carriers' SatchelsPDF|RTF
• Letter Carriers' Whistles and Door KnockersPDF|RTF
• Letter Carriers' Uniform
  • OverviewPDF|RTF
  • BadgesPDF|RTF
  • ButtonsPDF|RTF
  • Hats: IntroductionPDF|RTF
  • Hat Images, 1894-1903PDF|RTF
  • Hat Images, 1950s-1990sPDF|RTF
  • PatchesPDF|RTF
  • Service StarsPDF|RTF

View artifacts online

To learn more about the history of uniforms and equipment, you cansearch the collectionof the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum.