Creationary -- what is this a picture of?

[mdoupe]

So, I was playing creationary with my family tonight, and one of us pulled a card that had all of us completely stumped.

http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/mdoupe/Misc/lego_card.jpg

our guesses were a jewelry box, a bread box or a mail box.

Is this a european thing?

[Rick]

Don't know if it's specifically European, but it's a mailbox.

[mdoupe]

Don't know if it's specifically European, but it's a mailbox.

I've never seen one like it. A google image search for "mailbox" turned up a picture very similar to the creationary card... But not on page 1. :)

Thanks!

[Hewman]

I don't know if I'm speaking on behalf of all Australians but I'd call it a letter box, ie the one you have outside your place for deliveries, as opposed to a mail box that are located around the place in cities and towns to put your outward mail into.

[Artanis I]

This is not what I'd typically draw if asked to draw a letter/mail box - but I suppose if you live in city apartments they do often look like this. Certainly not common in suburbia.

I don't know if I'm speaking on behalf of all Australians but I'd call it a letter box, ie the one you have outside your place for deliveries, as opposed to a mail box that are located around the place in cities and towns to put your outward mail into.

I'd say letter box or mail box. Usually letter, unless I was saying "I'll just go and get the mail (from the mail box)". The other thing you're referring to (Australia Post box thing) I would call a post box. Funnily enough they are a similar shape to this image in question!

[Plastic Nurak]

IT IS a mailbox. The symbol, men, the symbol...

Here there is online litterature on the topic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mailbox , and a lot of images

PS Before any other provincial one here maybe may think is a Danish symbol I report that it's the international symbol, the herald's horn.

Edited September 10, 2010 by Plastic Nurak

[Superkalle]

IT IS a mailbox. The symbol, men, the symbol...

Yes, but in Sweden some letterboxes have that symbol on them

So IT IS either a mailbox (most likely to be honest) OR a letterbox.

But I agree it's a very Billund-centric image since US mailboxes and letterboxes looks different

[roamingstop]

Yes, but in Sweden some letterboxes have that symbol on them

So IT IS either a mailbox (most likely to be honest) OR a letterbox.

Actually in Switzerland the Post Boxes (outgoing mail) in the mountains have this icon. And then they became popular for people to have these as Letter Boxes (incoming mail).

Sorry - for me it is obviously a outgoing mail box in a small alpine village. Just green, not yellow (for Swiss Post).

[RoryoCox]

Just to add what I know. These are on most houses in my area. They are at the bottom of driveways up to a house usually in a pillar. Ingoing mail is placed in it for the owner to collect whenever they want.

[rriggs]

In proper English, these are called Letter Boxes. The bugle symbol (or versions of it) are fairly common around the world as a postal service emblem and green is a fairly common colour for them too.

Cheers

Rog

Edited September 10, 2010 by rriggs

[Set Sprinter]

Of course it is mail box.

In polish "skrzynka pocztowa"

[Superkalle]

No, no, no....it's actually a packet of Corn Flakes.

[GRogall]

Sorry all wrong!

It's a Briefkasten!

[Plastic Nurak]

Mailbox... letterbox... they're the same thing* .

*or between

Edited September 13, 2010 by Plastic Nurak