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What does a mail sorter do?
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A mail sorter divides incoming and outgoing mail bound for different destinations. Its purpose is to make it simpler to distribute packages and letters. Shop a range of antique and vintage mail sorters from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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Vintage 80 Bottle Wine Rack / Mail Sorting Desk
Located in Oakville, CT
Vintage Postal Mail Sorting Desk
Overall Dimensions: 31 1/2" x 51 1/2" x 75 1/4" high
Desk Space Dimensions: 12" x 49" x 24" high
Cubbie Dimensions: 4 1/2" x 19" x 5 1/4" high
D...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Cabinets
Materials
Metal
$2,560 Sale Price
20% Off
1950's Post Office Steel Industrial Mail Sorting Desk Workstation Table
Located in West Chester, PA
Vintage industrial salvage USPS Post Office steel mail sorting station desk circa 1956 with single drawer, cubby, and various hooks underneath.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Steel
Geometric Stainless Steel Letter Holder & Mail Sorter - Espaces et Volume, 1970s
By François Monnet, Michel Boyer
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Geometric Stainless Steel Letter Holder & Mail Sorter by Espaces et Volume, France 1970s
This striking vintage mail sorter or desk rack was published in France in the early 1970...
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets
Materials
Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel
Mid-Century Modern English Royal Mail Wall Clock, Aluminum & Glass
Located in Faversham, GB
A wonderful and large factory clock from a Royal Mail sorting office.
The heavy case with the original glass front has been fitted with a new high-torque battery movement for the ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Aluminum
$865 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique General Store Wire Rack Display Case
Located in Dekalb, IL
Early 20th century wall-mounted oak mail sorter cabinet with numbered compartments, brass label holders, and glass front.
Category
Early 20th Century Shelves
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique Late Victorian Petite Oak Slant Top Secretary Ladies Writing Desk 26"
Located in Dayton, OH
This antique oak slant-front bureau desk opens to reveal a clean and organized interior workspace featuring a built-in wooden mail sorter gallery with five open cubbies and a central...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off