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This is coming up at a auction and wondering what this is? Looks like a Gas Pump but i have never seen one before or honestly cant decide what it is. Any help would be great.

Thanks
Dan

First guess, it is Canadian and it was a mail drop???

M P member of Parliment

I hope someone knows! That is a really Kool piece! If I had it, I'd have to pretend it was a pump and fit some ad glass in and maybe set a computer behind that window! A crank and hose outlet would be real easy!

Mounted Police call box?

I believe it is a Canadian mailbox and the MP stands for Mail Poste.

Where do you drop the mail in IF it had adv glass around top [as indicated by inside light bulb]?

Looks Like a police call box. Probably From the UK M P would be Metropolitan Police.

http://www.bygones.net/view.asp?ID=7429

Aaron

Hey Dick, I was thinking the top slots would be for the mail, the panel/door below the front slot would be for the pick up schedule and the lower door was where the mail man would retrieve the mail.
I did not notice the bulb inside, if that is original to the unit and it came with ad glasses it is probably some type of call box for law enforcement. If it had ad glasses it would have had a way to hold them in, wish there were some pic's of the inside.
Very cool piece what ever it was used for.

Thanks for posting the link Aaron, that sure looks like the one from the original post.

I like Kevin`s idea. I would grind the M and P off and make it a Red Crown gas pump.

Worth more as is, as a police call box. I wouldn`t deface it and turn it into a fantasy gas pump.

You are right, but it would look cool.

Hey Aaron thanks for the info. You definitely hit it right on. We couldnt figure it out at all. Its extremely heavy, very very think metal, i cant imagine how heavy it is.

Dan

I would say it is a mail drop from a post office or hotel lobby.The front door would have had information on when the lower box would be emptied. Might have had glass inserts on the upper side panels saying posts?