If

we had a letter box it would be brass. Separate knocker. Letter slots are a rarity in the US.

       Reminded me of paperboy days dreading Fridays when the local (Essex County Standard) weekly was published. It was huge.

       In my Postie days I dreaded the modern houses with letterboxes near ground level. Then there were the posh houses with a cage to stop the post from falling to the floor . . .